[The importance of integral approaches in the search for predictors and in the study of the mechanisms of the occurrence and development of epilepsy].

The peculiarities are described of brain electric activity of inbred mice and rats susceptible and resistant to epileptogenic influence. The EEG are discussed of anti- and proconvulsant drugs in man and animal models. Brain weight and dermatoglyphic patterns are suggested as predictors of epilepsy development.