Psychiatria pre prax 3/2004

Epilepsy and basic principles of the treatment – part 1: Diagnosis and treatment

In this article we summarize basic informations about epileptic seizures, epilepsies, epileptic syndromes, their etiology, classification, diagnosis, neuropsychiatric aspects, prognosis and contemporary management possibilities.

Keywords: epileptic seizures, epilepsies, epileptic syndromes, treatment of epilepsy, non-epileptic psychogenic seizures, psychiatric aspects of epilepsy.