|Videos|December 5, 2016

How Does the New Definition of Epilepsy Differ from the Previous Version?

Jacqueline A. French, MD—professor of neurology, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Study Consortium, president, The Epilepsy Study Consortium—discusses how the new ILAE definition of epilepsy and classification of seizures differ from the previous versions.

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