The role of diagnosis – epilepsy or not, epilepsy type, aetiology

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ILAE Curriculum Learning Objectives addressed by this course

• 1.1.1 Describe the major etiologies for epilepsy (i.e. structural, genetic, infectious, metabolic, immune, and neurodegenerative) (L1)
• 1.1.2 Describe the common structural etiologies
• 1.1.3 Describe the common genetic causes of epilepsy
• 1.1.4 Describe the common infectious causes of epilepsy, including geographical impacts (e.g. bacterial, fungal, viral, parasites) (L2)
• 1.1.5 Describe the common metabolic causes of epilepsy
• 1.1.6 Describe the common immune causes of epilepsy
• 1.1.7 Describe the common neurodegenerative causes of epilepsy
• 1.2.1 Decide on which patients to do genetic testing (L2)
• 1.2.2 Decide what type of genetic testing to conduct (L3)
• 1.2.3 Interpret and apply the results of genetic testing accurately in the clinical context (L3)
• 1.6.1 Decide which patients should receive lab tests and which types of tests should be ordered (L1)
• 1.7.1 Accurately distinguish acute symptomatic seizures from epilepsy (L1)
• 1.7.2 Correctly distinguish between focal and generalized epilepsies and recognize epileptic encephalopathies (L1)
• 1.7.3 Correctly diagnose and classify focal epilepsies (L2)
• 1.7.4 Correctly diagnose and classify generalized epilepsies (L1)
• 1.7.5 Correctly diagnose and classify combined focal and generalized epilepsies including epileptic encephalopathy (L2)
• 1.8.1 Describe the epidemiology, psychiatric and experiential risk factors of PNES (L1)
• 1.8.2 Recognize the semiology of PNES and the use of video-EEG procedures and suggestion techniques in the diagnosis of suspected PNES (L2)
• 1.8.3 Describe formulation of diagnosis of PNES at different level as suggested by the ILAE PNES task force  (L2)
• 1.8.4 Recognize the typical semiology and risk profile associated with syncope (L1)