- 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...
- The term
seizure threshold is used to
describe the
balance between excitatory (glutaminergic) and
inhibitory (GABA-ergic)
forces in the
brain which affect...
- Generally,
seizures are
observed in
patients who do not have epilepsy.
There are many
causes of
seizures.
Organ failure,
medication and
medication withdrawal...
- A
generalized tonic–clonic
seizure,
commonly known as a
grand mal
seizure or GTCS, is a type of
generalized seizure that
produces bilateral, convulsive...
- 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...
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neurological disorders characterized by
recurrent epileptic seizures. An
epileptic seizure is the
clinical manifestation of an abnormal, excessive, and...
- A
neonatal seizure is a
seizure in a baby
younger than age 4-w****s that is
identifiable by an
electrical recording of the brain. It is an
occurrence of...
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Ecstatic seizures, also
known as
ecstatic epilepsy or as Dostoevsky's epilepsy, are a rare type of
epilepsy that
involve seizures with an
intensely blissful...
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Musicogenic seizure, also
known as music-induced
seizure, is a rare type of
seizure, with an
estimated prevalence of 1 in 10,000,000 individuals, that...
