ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy
- R. Fisher, C. Acevedo, S. Wiebe
- Medicine, PsychologyEpilepsia
- 1 April 2014
A revised definition of epilepsy brings the term in concordance with common use for individuals who either had an age‐dependent epilepsy syndrome but are now past the applicable age or who have remained seizure‐free for the last 10 years and off antiseizure medicines for at least the last 5 years.
Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsy: Definitions Proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE)
Summary: The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) have come to consensus definitions for the terms epileptic seizure and epilepsy. An…
Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy
- R. Fisher, V. Salanova, Nina Graves
- Medicine, BiologyEpilepsia
- 1 May 2010
A multicenter, double‐blind, randomized trial of bilateral stimulation of the anterior nuclei of the thalamus for localization‐related epilepsy is reported.
Operational classification of seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy: Position Paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology
The International League Against Epilepsy presents a revised operational classification of seizure types to recognize that some seizure types can have either a focal or generalized onset, to allow classification when the onset is unobserved, to include some missing seizure types, and to adopt more transparent names.
American Gastroenterological Association technical review on the diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis.
- H. Parkman, W. Hasler, R. Fisher
- MedicineGastroenterology
- 1 November 2004
This literature review and the recommendations herein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice Committee. The paper was approved by the Committee on May 16,…
Long-term efficacy and safety of thalamic stimulation for drug-resistant partial epilepsy
- V. Salanova, T. Witt, R. Fisher
- MedicineNeurology
- 10 March 2015
This long-term follow-up provides Class IV evidence that for patients with drug-resistant partial epilepsy, anterior thalamic stimulation is associated with a 69% reduction in seizure frequency and a 34% serious device-related adverse event rate at 5 years.
Electrical Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus for the Treatment of Intractable Epilepsy
- J. F. Kerrigan, B. Litt, Nina Graves
- BiologyEpilepsia
- 1 April 2004
An open‐label pilot study is embarked on to determine initial safety and tolerability of bilateral stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT), to determine a range of appropriate stimulation parameters, and to begin to gather pilot efficacy data.
Apractical clinical definition of epilepsy
- R. Fisher, C. Acevedo, S. Wiebe
- Medicine, Psychology
- 2014
A revised definition of epilepsy brings the term in concordance with common use for individuals who either had an agedependent epilepsy syndrome but are now past the applicable age or who have remained seizure-free for the last 10 years and off antiseizure medicines for at least the last 5 years.
The impact of epilepsy from the patient’s perspective I. Descriptions and subjective perceptions
- R. Fisher, B. Vickrey, Steven Walker
- Psychology, MedicineEpilepsy Research
- 1 August 2000
Photic‐ and Pattern‐induced Seizures: A Review for the Epilepsy Foundation of America Working Group
- R. Fisher, G. Harding, G. Erba, G. Barkley, A. Wilkins
- MedicineEpilepsia
- 1 September 2005
This report summarizes background material presented to a consensus conference on visually provoked seizures, convened by the Epilepsy Foundation of America, and describes the findings.
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