Epilepsy
Synonyms
Aura
Auras
Awakening Epilepsy
Cryptogenic Epilepsies
Cryptogenic Epilepsy
Epilepsies
Epilepsies, Cryptogenic
Epilepsy, Awakening
Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
Epileptic Seizure
Epileptic Seizures
Seizure Disorder
Seizure Disorders
Seizure, Epileptic
Seizure, Single
Seizures, Epileptic
Seizures, Single
Single Seizure
Single Seizures
A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313)
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