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Epilepsy is not a disease. Proposal for a new approach in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
1Department of Surgery, Federal University, Paraiba Medical School, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|June 1, 1994
Abstract:
What is epilepsy? a disease? a symptom? a syndrome? is it important to define it? Basing his study on an extensive bibliography, the author shows that epilepsy is not a disease. He emphasizes the significance of that definition and suggest a new approach in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).