Abstract:

Epilepsy is one of the commonest and the most devastating neurological diseases in childhood, and antiepileptic drugs are the main treatment method. In the past few decades, because the causes of epilepsy were not well understood, drug selection was largely based on the type of seizure, treating only the symptoms rather than the root causes. In recent years, with new tools and means, the diagnosis of the cause of epilepsy has dramatically improved, and the treatment for the cause can achieve the purpose of treating both the symptoms and root causes. The treatment of childhood epilepsy is entering the era of precision treatment. According to the new classification of epilepsy causes published in 2017 by International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), this paper summarizes new available tests for making diagnoses in each of the etiological categories in the ILAE classification and the corresponding precision treatment.

Key words: epilepsy, childhood, etiology, precision treatment