摘要为提高医疗质量、促进临床研究,国际抗癫痫联盟（International League Against Epilepsy,ILAE）专项小组达成了对耐药性癫痫的统一定义.此定义包含2个层面的意义：（1）抗癫痫药物的疗效分类;（2）耐药性癫痫的核心定义为：2种正确选择、可耐受的抗癫痫药物经足够疗程及剂量的单药或联合用药仍未能控制发作的癫痫.
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