"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy" by people in Profiles.
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Targeting intracranial electrical stimulation to network regions defined within individuals causes network-level effects. J Neurophysiol. 2026 Aug 01; 136(2):601-624.
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Clickbait or Truth? Analyzing the Relationship between misinformation and engagement on TikTok regarding epilepsy treatment. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Jul; 180:111049.
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Retrospective observational study of treatment and referral pathways of patients with epilepsy in Germany. Seizure. 2026 May; 138:157-166.
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Molecular and clinical spectrum of epilepsy-dyskinesia syndromes: a cross-sectional study of 609 patients. Brain. 2026 Feb 07; 149(2):563-578.
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Survey of burnout in U.S. Epilepsy physicians. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 Mar; 176:110887.
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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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Cell-type-informed genotyping of mosaic focal epilepsies reveals cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous disease-associated transcriptional programs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 22; 122(29):e2509622122.
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The Spectrum of Neurologic Phenotypes Associated With NUS1 Pathogenic Variants: A Comprehensive Case Series. Ann Neurol. 2025 09; 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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Mapping Healthy and Epileptic States in the Centromedian Nucleus Region. Neuromodulation. 2026 Apr; 29(3):466-475.