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Epilepsy, as conceptualized by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) in 2005, is a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures [1]. This definition is typically applied practically as having two unprovoked seizures >24 hours apart [1]. The ILAE task force proposed alternative criteria for defining epilepsy under special circumstances that do not meet the traditional two-seizure criteria [2]. The revised definition aligns the term epilepsy with common usage, emphasizing the enduring nature of the predisposition to seizures [2].