In 2025, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) published an update to their classification system of seizures, as shown in the image.
The figure illustrates the classification of seizures according to the ILAE classification.1 There are three main classes of seizure – focal, unknown, and generalized – within which there are many different types.1 The state of consciousness should be defined by the patient’s awareness and responsiveness.1
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