postictal
Following a seizure
Postictal describes the period immediately following a seizure, typically lasting minutes to hours.
During this phase, a person may experience confusion, drowsiness, headache, or temporary weakness: The patient remained postictal for about twenty minutes before regaining full awareness.
The term appears primarily in medical contexts.
Forcible taking or convulsion
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- tonic-clonicSeizure with rigidity and convulsions
- myoclonicPertaining to quick jerks
aura · electroencephalogram · anticonvulsant · cortex · neurons · neurotransmitters · synapse · discharge
Loss of spatial awareness
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- bewildermentState of being baffled
daze · grogginess · stupor · unawareness · blankness · aphasia · muddle · befuddlement
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- weaknessDeficiency in force
sleep · tiredness · prostration · sluggishness · torpor · malaise · listlessness · deep sleep
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- healingRestoration of health
restoration · rehabilitation · rest · monitoring · observation · rebound · therapy · stabilization
Ease of breaking
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- riskPossibility of harm
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
instability · safety · supervision · fall risk · injury prevention · monitoring · protection · caution
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- tonic-clonicSeizure with rigidity and convulsions
myoclonic · aura · electroencephalogram · anticonvulsant · cortex · neurons · neurotransmitters · synapse · discharge · refractory
disorientation
Loss of spatial awareness
bewilderment · daze · grogginess · stupor · unawareness · blankness · aphasia · muddle · befuddlement · disconnection
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
weakness · sleep · tiredness · prostration · sluggishness · torpor · malaise · listlessness · deep sleep · heaviness
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
- clearingTreeless space in forest
healing · restoration · rehabilitation · rest · monitoring · observation · rebound · therapy · stabilization · reemergence
fragility
Ease of breaking
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- riskPossibility of harm
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
precariousness · instability · safety · supervision · fall risk · injury prevention · monitoring · protection · caution · helplessness