Key Concepts Epilepsy is a neurologic condition associated with an intrinsically lower seizure threshold and a higher risk of recurrent seizures without a clear trigger. The characterization of seizure semiology, duration, and etiology is important for accurate classification of seizures…
Key Concepts Lifetime seizure incidence reaches up to 10% in the US population and depends upon multiple factors including age, history of epilepsy, structural brain or neurodegenerative disease, genetic predisposition, acuity and severity of metabolic derangements. Seizures are the result…
Brain injury represents a constellation of both well- and ill-defined neurologic conditions that are the sequelae of both traumatic and nontraumatic illness, including stroke, anoxic-ischemic events, and sepsis. Traditionally, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and electroencephalography (EEG) have…