- A
seizure is a
sudden change in behavior, movement, and/or
consciousness due to
abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Seizures can look different...
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Focal seizures (also
called partial seizures and
localized seizures) are
seizures that
affect initially only one
hemisphere of the brain. The
brain is...
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neurological disorders characterized by
recurrent epileptic seizures. An
epileptic seizure is the
clinical manifestation of an abnormal, excessive, and...
- The term
seizure threshold is used to
describe the
balance between excitatory (glutaminergic) and
inhibitory (GABA-ergic)
forces in the
brain which affect...
- A
generalized tonic–clonic
seizure,
commonly known as a
grand mal
seizure or GTCS, is a type of
generalized seizure that
produces bilateral, convulsive...
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Absence seizures are one of
several kinds of
generalized seizures. In the past,
absence epilepsy was
referred to as "pyknolepsy," a term
derived from...
- A
febrile seizure, also
known as a
fever fit or
febrile convulsion, is a
seizure ****ociated with a high body
temperature but
without any
serious underlying...
- An
atonic seizure (also
called drop
seizure,
akinetic seizure,
astatic seizure, or drop attack) is a type of
seizure that
consists of
partial or complete...
- non-epileptic
seizures (PNES), also
referred to as pseudoseizures, non-epileptic
attack disorder (NEAD),
functional seizures, or
dissociative seizures, are episodes...
- Generally,
seizures are
observed in
patients who do not have epilepsy.
There are many
causes of
seizures.
Organ failure,
medication and
medication withdrawal...
