These guidelines are intended to apply to patients with a clear diagno
sis of epilepsy. They have been specifically formulated for the manage
ment of newly diagnosed patients and those with chronic epilepsy who h
ave not been fully evaluated, and are not designed for the full invest
igation of patients for possible surgical treatment. Therefore, these
recommendations are dedicated to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) but not to functional imaging techniques.