G40.5Dagger codeAsterisk code
Special epileptic syndromes
Epilepsy
Cited in 7 documents
- GuidelinesEpilepsyStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 Edition
- GuidelinesEpilepsyEpilepsy
- GuidelinesEpilepsyDescription Epilepsy types Investigations G40.0-9 DESCRIPTION Epilepsy is a disease of the brain defined by any of the following conditions: At least two unprovoked (or reflex) seizures occurring >24 hours apart, or One unprovoked (or reflex) seizure if there is a high risk (60% or more) of having recurrent seizures within the next 10 years (i.e., if the person is vulnerable to having another
- GuidelinesEpilepsy SyndromesDescription Medicine treatment Referral G40.3-5 DESCRIPTION An epilepsy syndrome is a specific seizure type associated with characteristic EEG and imaging features, natural history, age-dependent features, triggers, response to ASM, and prognosis. For classification of seizure types, see Figure 1 in Epileptic seizures . Pointers for the identification of an epilepsy syndrome: Early-onset se
- GuidelinesEpilepsy SyndromesEpilepsy Syndromes
- GuidelinesEpilepsy in Adolescents (13-18 Years)G40.0-9 See Adult Hospital Level STGs and EML, Central Nervous System, Epilepsy in adolescents and adults. Click here to access the pdf . Click here to access NEMLC Report . Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Paediatric Hospital Level_Updated May 2025 Chapter 13: The Nervous System_13.4 Epilepsy_13.4.2 Epilepsy in Adolescents (13 – 18 years)
- GuidelinesEpilepsy in Adolescents and AdultsEpilepsy in Adolescents and Adults