Epilepsi

Also known as epilepsy syndrome, epileptic syndrome, epileptiform, caducus morbus, morbus comitialis, Saint Valentine's malady, seizure disorder

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OverviewAI-generated

Epilepsy is a medical condition classified under the ICD-9-CM codes 345, 345.9, 345.90, and 345.91. It is categorized in the Commons category "Epilepsy" and holds the NCI Thesaurus ID "C3020" and the ICPC 2 ID "N88". The condition is represented by exact matches such as DOID:1826 and HP_0011157, as well as equivalent classes including DOID:0050707.

The prevalence of epilepsy is recorded as 0.009. In academic literature, the query "epilepsy" yields a count of 204,371 results on PubMed. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 3,183 other encyclopedia articles within the Vinony graph.

Synthesized by Vinony from 10 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name: Epilepsy
Medical condition (new).synonyms: Seizure disorder Neurological disability
Medical condition (new).image: Spike-waves.png
Medical condition (new).alt: The electroencephalogram recording of a person with childhood absence epilepsy showing a seizure. The waves are black on a white background.
Medical condition (new).caption: Generalized 3 Hz spike-and-wave discharges on an electroencephalogram
Medical condition (new).field: Neurology
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Periods of loss of consciousness, abnormal shaking, staring, change in vision, mood changes and/or other cognitive disturbances
Medical condition (new).duration: Long term
Medical condition (new).causes: Unknown, brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, birth defects
Medical condition (new).diagnosis: Electroencephalogram, ruling out other possible causes
Medical condition (new).differential: Fainting, alcohol withdrawal, electrolyte problems
Medical condition (new).treatment: Medication, surgery, neurostimulation, dietary changes
Medical condition (new).prognosis: Controllable in 69%
Medical condition (new).frequency: 51.7 million/0.68% (2021)
Medical condition (new).deaths: 140,000 (2021)