Epilepsy due to multiple sclerosis or other demyelinating disorders

Definition

Epilepsy with onset in a patient with established diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) or other demyelinating disorder. Seizures must occur during the disease course, but not in close temporal relationship with an acute phase. The duration of MS symptoms prior to first seizure is generally several years.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Epilepsy due to structural or metabolic conditions or diseases

• 8A60.0Epilepsy due to prenatal or perinatal brain insults
• 8A60.1Epilepsy due to cerebrovascular disorders
• 8A60.2Epilepsy due to degenerative brain disorders
• 8A60.3Epilepsy due to dementias
• 8A60.4Epilepsy due to central nervous system infections or infestations
• 8A60.5Epilepsy due to injuries to the head
• 8A60.6Epilepsy due to tumours of the nervous system
• 8A60.7Epilepsy with mesial temporal sclerosis