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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Anticonvulsants, including Lamictal, are used to treat seizures in people with epilepsy.
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Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Diagnosed first with Jeavons syndrome in 2018/19—a rare form of epilepsy characterized by absence seizures and eyelid jerks—a 1,000-gene epilepsy panel in 2020 revealed further health problems.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Then, there's the high school student who decided to use humor to cope with epilepsy and the teen suicide survivor dedicated to saving others.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2024
Last year Andrea was diagnosis with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), a rare and severe form of epilepsy that affects 1 to 2% of all adults with the condition.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Diagnosed first with Jeavons syndrome in 2018/19—a rare form of epilepsy characterized by absence seizures and eyelid jerks—a 1,000-gene epilepsy panel in 2020 revealed further health problems.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Then, there's the high school student who decided to use humor to cope with epilepsy and the teen suicide survivor dedicated to saving others.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2024
Last year Andrea was diagnosis with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), a rare and severe form of epilepsy that affects 1 to 2% of all adults with the condition.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 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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