"Epilepsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313)
| Descriptor ID |
D004827
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Epilepsy- Epilepsy
- Epilepsies
- Seizure Disorder
- Seizure Disorders
Epilepsy, Cryptogenic- Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
- Cryptogenic Epilepsies
- Cryptogenic Epilepsy
- Epilepsies, Cryptogenic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Epilepsy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Epilepsy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1998 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy" by people in Profiles.
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Physical activity levels may impact on the risk of premature mortality in people with epilepsy. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 07; 16(1):9837.
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The Spectrum of Neurologic Phenotypes Associated With NUS1 Pathogenic Variants: A Comprehensive Case Series. Ann Neurol. 2025 Sep; 98(3):561-572.
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Aperiodic activity as a biomarker of seizures and neuromodulation. Brain Stimul. 2025 May-Jun; 18(3):738-744.
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Impact of modified Atkins diet on growth in infants and children with epilepsy. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Aug; 27(4):579-585.
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Development and Validation of a Clinical Score to Predict Epilepsy After Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. JAMA Neurol. 2024 Dec 01; 81(12):1274-1283.
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Risk of Common Neurological Disorders in Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 11 04; 30(11):2195-2204.
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Big data research is everyone's research-Making epilepsy data science accessible to the global community: Report of the ILAE big data commission. Epileptic Disord. 2024 Dec; 26(6):733-752.
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Exome sequencing of 20,979 individuals with epilepsy reveals shared and distinct ultra-rare genetic risk across disorder subtypes. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1864-1879.
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Categorizing Monogenic Epilepsies by Genetic Mechanisms May Predict Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Nov; 160:11-17.
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Minimally Invasive Epilepsy Surgery. Neuropediatrics. 2024 10; 55(5):279-288.