TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Antiepileptics A1 - Doyon, Suzanne A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Smith, Silas W. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. PY - 2019 T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e AB - Epilepsy affects 6 per 1,000 population in the United States.54 More than 50 distinct epileptic syndromes are identified; they are categorized into partial (60%) and generalized (40%) epilepsies.31 Partial epileptic seizures arise from localized cortical sites, and generalized epileptic seizures involve both cerebral hemispheres.31 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/13 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163011941 ER -