癫痫发作是卒中等脑损伤所致后果的具体表现,根据其发生时间点的不同,国际抗癫痫联盟(the international league against epilepsy,ILAE)将其分为急性症状性癫痫发作(acute symptomatic seizures,ASS)和非诱发性癫痫发作(unprovoked seizures,US)两种。过去,ASS曾被称作“早期癫痫发作”,而US则被称作“晚期癫痫发作”,但是最近几年,人们已经不再使用这些术语。
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