• Document type and status
  • Intractable versus not intractable
  • With or without status epilepticus
• Specify type, for example:
  • Localization-related idiopathic or symptomatic
  • Simple partial or complex partial seizures
  • Generalized idiopathic
• Document if due to:
  • Alcohol
  • Drugs
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Stress
  • Other cause

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