epilepsy
noun
ep·i·lep·sy
ˈe-pə-ˌlep-sē 
plural epilepsies
: any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions
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Those most affected include children, the elderly, individuals with respiratory or cardiac conditions, people with autism, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease, those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other vulnerable populations, including animals.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Anticonvulsants are anti-seizure medications typically used for epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 20 June 2024
The event — aptly titled Cam For A Cause: A Fundraiser for The Cameron Boyce Foundation To End Epilepsy — is held every year in an effort to raise money and awareness for epilepsy and SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy), which tragically caused the young actor's death in July 2019.
—Abby Stern, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
The vagus nerve stimulator is among several methods of treating epilepsy, which include removing part of the brain, and medications, according to Khaled.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Anticonvulsants are anti-seizure medications typically used for epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 20 June 2024
The event — aptly titled Cam For A Cause: A Fundraiser for The Cameron Boyce Foundation To End Epilepsy — is held every year in an effort to raise money and awareness for epilepsy and SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy), which tragically caused the young actor's death in July 2019.
—Abby Stern, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
The vagus nerve stimulator is among several methods of treating epilepsy, which include removing part of the brain, and medications, according to Khaled.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 29 Feb. 2024
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epilepsy
noun
ep·i·lep·sy
ˈep-ə-ˌlep-sē
: a disorder marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, by attacks of convulsions, and by loss of consciousness
Medical Definition
epilepsy
noun
ep·i·lep·sy
ˈep-ə-ˌlep-sē
plural epilepsies
: any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions see absence epilepsy, grand mal sense 1, petit mal sense 1 focal epilepsy, jacksonian epilepsy, myoclonic epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy
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