Etiology-specific spectrum of epilepsy syndromes (ESSES): Widening the concept of etiology-specific epilepsies-Report from the ILAE 2021-2025 Terminology Commission

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A new type of epilepsy syndrome, an etiology-specific epilepsy syndrome, was defined in 2022 in recognition of major advances in identifying the many genetic and acquired etiologies underlying the epilepsies. An etiology-specific epilepsy syndrome refers to where a known etiology is associated with a distinctive epilepsy presentation, including age at seizure onset, seizure types, and other morbidities, such as learning difficulties or intellectual disability, psychiatric features, gut and...