seizures
Authorities taking property
Seizures is the plural of seizure, covering both main senses.
A seizure is a sudden attack—especially the neurological kind where abnormal brain activity causes convulsions, loss of consciousness, or other involuntary symptoms: She's had three seizures this month.
Seizure also means the act of taking something by force or legal authority: the seizure of illegal goods, asset seizures by the government.
Sudden involuntary muscle contractions
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
- jerkingAbrupt, spasmodic movement
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
thrashing · flailing · tonic · clonic · myoclonic · atonic · contractions · shuddering
Drug preventing seizures
- phenytoinAnticonvulsant blocking sodium channels
- valproateAnticonvulsant mood-stabilizing compound
- ketogenic dietCarb-restricted eating approach
- electroencephalogramBrain wave recording
neurology · benzodiazepine · rescue medication · drug-resistant · titration · monotherapy · diazepam · lorazepam
Sudden structural failure
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- fearEmotional response to threat
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
anxiety · loss of consciousness · confusion · disorientation · warning signs · blackout · memory gap · recovery
Perceived emanation surrounding someone
- absenceState of not being
- focalOf a central point
- generalizedMade widely applicable
- partialFavoring one side
temporal lobe · tonic-clonic · refractory · photosensitivity · triggers · intractable · breakthrough · nocturnal
Seizure by authority
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
attachment · repossession · requisition · expropriation · civil forfeiture · contraband · customs · warrant
Occurring without prior notice
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
spontaneous · triggered · provoked · breakthrough · cluster · recurrent · episodic · intermittent
spasms
Sudden involuntary muscle contractions
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
- jerkingAbrupt, spasmodic movement
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
shaking · thrashing · flailing · tonic · clonic · myoclonic · atonic · contractions · shuddering · quivering
anticonvulsant
Drug preventing seizures
- phenytoinAnticonvulsant blocking sodium channels
- valproateAnticonvulsant mood-stabilizing compound
- ketogenic dietCarb-restricted eating approach
electroencephalogram · neurology · benzodiazepine · rescue medication · drug-resistant · titration · monotherapy · diazepam · lorazepam
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- fearEmotional response to threat
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
distress · anxiety · loss of consciousness · confusion · disorientation · warning signs · blackout · memory gap · recovery · exhaustion
aura
Perceived emanation surrounding someone
- absenceState of not being
- focalOf a central point
- generalizedMade widely applicable
partial · temporal lobe · tonic-clonic · refractory · photosensitivity · triggers · intractable · breakthrough · nocturnal · febrile
confiscation
Seizure by authority
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
sequestration · attachment · repossession · requisition · expropriation · civil forfeiture · contraband · customs · warrant · property
sudden
Occurring without prior notice
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
unpredictable · spontaneous · triggered · provoked · breakthrough · cluster · recurrent · episodic · intermittent · precipitating
- Alcoholismalcoholism, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence
- brain damagebrain lesions, brain swelling, cognitive decline, cognitive deficits, dementia
- Brain Medicinebrain disorders, dementia, schizophrenia, epilepsy, Alzheimer's
- contraindicationspregnancy, breastfeeding, allergies, allergy, drug allergy
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- interdictionsinterdiction, drug interdiction, blockade, naval blockade, blockades
seizuresremission
Temporary disease absence
stability · calm · equilibrium · quiescence · homeostasis
seizuresreleases
Lets go or publishes
returns · relinquishments · surrenders · forfeitures · restorations
seizuresstillness
Complete lack of motion
composure · relaxation · steadiness · voluntary movement · repose
- search and seizureExamining and confiscating property
- land seizureForcible taking of territory
- epileptic seizureNeurological convulsive episode
- seizure disorderRecurring abnormal brain activity
- drug seizureConfiscation of illegal substances
- grand mal seizureConvulsive episode with unconsciousness