"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 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1999 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2011 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2012 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2015 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 2016 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2017 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2018 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 2019 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2020 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2021 | 40 | 5 | 45 |
| 2022 | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| 2023 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| 2024 | 27 | 10 | 37 |
| 2025 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 2026 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epilepsy" by people in Profiles.
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Monoallelic variants in BRSK1 are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder with or without epilepsy. Am J Hum Genet. 2026 Nov 05; 113(11):2291-2309.
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Home video-only recording in epilepsy care: clinical applications, technological platforms, and future directions. Clin Neurophysiol. 2026 Dec; 192:2112376.
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Perspectives in Conducting Task-Based Research in Pediatric Surgical Epilepsy Patients. Pediatr Neurol. 2026 Nov; 184:77-84.
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Epilepsy-associated digenic variants affecting an actin/mitochondria/glutamate pathway promote seizure susceptibility. J Clin Invest. 2026 Sep 01; 136(17).
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A prospective natural history study protocol for clinical trial readiness in synaptic disorders. Epilepsia. 2026 Oct; 67(10):5448-5463.
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Tau pathology in epilepsy: emerging mechanisms and translational opportunities. Brain. 2026 Jul 07; 149(7):2250-2272.
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Carbonic anhydrase VII: Development of selective inhibitors and their pharmacological significance. Enzymes. 2026; 59:155-175.
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Pediatric epilepsy surgery: Global survey of invasive explorations. Epilepsia. 2026 Sep; 67(9):4470-4482.
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Pediatric epilepsy surgery: Global survey of referral and presurgical evaluation practices. Epilepsia. 2026 Aug; 67(8):4008-4024.
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Exome sequencing identifies additional pathogenic variants in neurodevelopmental genes in 3.6% of individuals with tuberous sclerosis complex. Genet Med. 2026 06; 28(6):102582.