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SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
Volume 77, Issue -, Pages 7-14Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2019.12.013
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Focal epilepsy; Generalized epilepsy; Seizure semiology; Epileptogenic zone; VEEG; Pediatric epilepsy; JME; IGE; GGE; Lateralizing signs; Dialeptic; EMU; Generalized seizure
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In clinical practice, the diagnosis of focal vs generalized epilepsy dictates the management of the patient. The distinction between generalized and focal epilepsy is at times imperfect and some epilepsies have features that fall in between these two extremes. An example is the occurrence of focal interictal and focal ictal abnormalities in generalized epilepsies. As a part of the special issue on The epileptogenic zone in pediatric epilepsy surgery, this focused narrative review will discuss different focal abnormalities seen in generalized epilepsy. An overlap of focal and generalized epileptiform abnormalities may support a continuum between focal and generalized epilepsy. When evaluating patients in the gray zone, other factors such as ictal semiology, neuroimaging, genetic testing and functional deficits may need to be considered to reach an accurate diagnosis. Being aware of possible occurrence of focal clinical and EEG features in generalized epilepsy will help clinicians select more preferred AED (s), avoiding potential iatrogenic side effects and inappropriate consideration for epilepsy surgery.
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