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INCIDENCE
OF
EPILEPSY
DISTINCTION
IS
MADE
BETWEEN:
• Prevalence:
5-‐10
per
1000
• Classification
of
Seizures
(clinical
manifestations
of
• 44
cases
per
100,000
persons
each
year
(US
data)
epilepsy;
grand
mal,
petit
mal,
etc.)
AND
• 10%
will
experience
a
seizure
by
age
80
• Classification
of
Epilepsies
or
Epileptic
Syndromes
• Bimodal
Distribution:
which
are
disease
constellations
ü 1st
year
of
life
ü Over
60
years
old
• Pediatric
and
geriatric
population
ü Tumor
Carbamazep +
+
+
x
x
o
ü Abscess
ine
ü Degenerative
Disease
ü Trauma
Clonazepam
+
+
+
?
?
+
Phenobarbit +
+
+
o
?
+
?
al
Phenytoin + + + x x o
Valproate + + + + + +