seizure disorder
Chronic convulsion illness
A seizure disorder is a medical condition characterized by recurrent seizures—episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain causing involuntary movements, altered consciousness, or unusual sensations.
Epilepsy is the most common seizure disorder.
The term is often used as a clinical or neutral alternative to epilepsy: She manages her seizure disorder with medication.
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- petit malBrief epileptic consciousness lapse
- brain tumorsAbnormal cranial tissue masses
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
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- Brain Disordersdementia, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease
- contraindicationspregnancy, breastfeeding, allergies, allergy, drug allergy
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- Neurodisabilitiescerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, ASD, ADHD
- pediatric neurologyepilepsy, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, hydrocephalus, Dravet syndrome
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones