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Precision medicine drives epilepsy classification and therapy

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2017 saw the publication of new classifications for epilepsy and seizure types, which emphasize the importance of understanding the underlying disease mechanisms. This aetiology-based approach is already beginning to inform developments in therapies and trial design in the epilepsies.

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  1. Sameer M. Zuberi and Andreas Brunklaus are at the Royal Hospital for Children and School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.,

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S.M.Z. has received honoraria for educational activities and advisory boards from GW Pharma, paid to his institution's charitable account. He was Chair of the International League Against Epilepsy Commission for Classification and Terminology from 2013–2017. A.B. declares no competing interests.

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Zuberi, S., Brunklaus, A. Precision medicine drives epilepsy classification and therapy. Nat Rev Neurol 14, 67–68 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2017.190

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