Ключевые слова: эпилепсия, тип эпилептического приступа, классификация, терминология, определения, Международная
лига по борьбе с эпилепсией. New classifications of epilepsies and seizure types created by the International League against Epilepsy (2017) E.D. BELOUSOVA
1, 2
, N.N. ZAVADENKO
1
, A.A. KHOLIN
1
, A.A. SHARKOV
2
1
Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics Department of Pediatric Faculty, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
of the Russia Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia;
2
Department of Psychoneurology and Epileptology, Research and Clincal Institute of
Pediatrics, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Russia Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia
This review presents the recently published revised classifications of epilepsies and seizure types developed by the International
League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). The Classification of Epilepsies includes several diagnostic levels (steps): 1) from seizure type to
epilepsy type (generalized/focal/combined generalized and focal/unknown), 2) diagnosis of epilepsy syndrome 3) etiology
(genetic/ structural/ infectious/ metabolic/ immune/unknown). A clinician can use any level of the classification. Operational
classification of seizure types is replaced by the previous classification that was grounded on the anatomical basis. Seizures are
classified by the onset (focal, generalized or unknown). All types of seizures can be motor or non-motor. Focal seizure may evolve
to bilateral tonic-clonic (previously called secondary-generalized). Atonic, clonic, tonic, myoclonic seizures and epileptic spasms
can be either of focal or generalized onset. Unclassified type of seizure was introduced. New types of seizures (absence with
eyelid myoclonia, myoclonic absence, myoclonic atonic and clonic-tonic-clonic seizures) were added. New terminology,
definitions and some concepts developed by ILAE are presented.