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. 2014 Oct 14;64(1):1–7. doi: 10.1538/expanim.14-0066

Table 2. Values of epilepsy biomarkers in epileptogenesis and ictogenesis.

1. to predict the development of an epilepsy condition
2. to identify the presence of tissue capable of generating spontaneous seizures
3. to measure progression after the condition is established
4. to be used to create animal models for more cost-efficient screening of potential antiepileptogenic and antiseizure drugs and devices
5. to reduce the cost of clinical trials of potential antieipleptogenic interventions by enriching the trial population with patients at high risk for developing epilepsy

Quotation from the report of the biomarker subgroup in ILAE London Workshop [22]; Ictogenesis, The process by which the brain develops seizures; Epileptogenesis, The process by which the brain develops epilepsy.