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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Detroit Free Press As the mother of a young daughter who has epilepsy, Gema Lowe often needs to pick up and purchase necessary medicine for her child at a local pharmacy.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
An operation in 1920 to treat his epilepsy led to partial paralysis in both of his legs.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The family, which includes mom Dexy Amador and three younger sisters, Lidia, 7, Amy, 4, and Mary, 8 months, moved to the U.S. from Honduras eight years ago to find better medical care for Antonio, who has epilepsy and did not have access to the right medication as a baby.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
Abrahams was the founder of the Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies, a nonprofit that fights epilepsy, other neurological disorders and select cancers and is named after his son.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
An operation in 1920 to treat his epilepsy led to partial paralysis in both of his legs.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The family, which includes mom Dexy Amador and three younger sisters, Lidia, 7, Amy, 4, and Mary, 8 months, moved to the U.S. from Honduras eight years ago to find better medical care for Antonio, who has epilepsy and did not have access to the right medication as a baby.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
Abrahams was the founder of the Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies, a nonprofit that fights epilepsy, other neurological disorders and select cancers and is named after his son.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Epilepsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epilepsy. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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