Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as EPILEPSY or "seizure disorder."

Descriptor ID	D012640
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.742 C23.888.592.742
Concept/Terms	Seizures Seizures Seizure Atonic Absence Seizures Atonic Absence Seizures Absence Seizure, Atonic Absence Seizures, Atonic Atonic Absence Seizure Seizure, Atonic Absence Seizures, Atonic Absence Seizures, Sensory Seizures, Sensory Seizure, Sensory Sensory Seizure Sensory Seizures Absence Seizures Absence Seizures Absence Seizure Seizure, Absence Petit Mal Convulsion Convulsion, Petit Mal Convulsions Convulsions Convulsion Convulsive Seizures Convulsive Seizures Convulsive Seizure Seizure, Convulsive Seizures, Motor Motor Seizure Motor Seizures Seizure, Motor Seizures, Convulsive Jacksonian Seizure Jacksonian Seizure Seizure, Jacksonian Seizures, Auditory Seizures, Auditory Auditory Seizure Auditory Seizures Seizure, Auditory Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Focal Seizures, Focal Focal Seizure Focal Seizures Seizure, Focal Partial Seizures Partial Seizure Seizure, Partial Seizures, Partial Seizures, Generalized Seizures, Generalized Generalized Seizure Generalized Seizures Seizure, Generalized Seizures, Gustatory Seizures, Gustatory Gustatory Seizure Gustatory Seizures Seizure, Gustatory Seizures, Olfactory Seizures, Olfactory Olfactory Seizure Olfactory Seizures Seizure, Olfactory Convulsion, Non-Epileptic Convulsion, Non-Epileptic Convulsion, Non Epileptic Convulsions, Non-Epileptic Non-Epileptic Convulsion Non-Epileptic Convulsions Seizures, Somatosensory Seizures, Somatosensory Seizure, Somatosensory Somatosensory Seizure Somatosensory Seizures Seizures, Tonic Seizures, Tonic Seizures, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Tonic Clonic Seizures, Vertiginous Seizures, Vertiginous Seizure, Vertiginous Vertiginous Seizure Vertiginous Seizures Seizures, Vestibular Seizure, Vestibular Vestibular Seizure Vestibular Seizures Seizures, Visual Seizures, Visual Seizure, Visual Visual Seizure Visual Seizures Nonepileptic Seizures Nonepileptic Seizures Nonepileptic Seizure Seizure, Nonepileptic Seizures, Nonepileptic Non-Epileptic Seizures Non Epileptic Seizures Non-Epileptic Seizure Seizure, Non-Epileptic Seizures, Non-Epileptic Complex Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizure Partial Seizure, Complex Partial Seizures, Complex Seizure, Complex Partial Seizures, Complex Partial Single Seizure Single Seizure Seizure, Single Seizures, Single Single Seizures Generalized Absence Seizures Generalized Absence Seizures Absence Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizures, Generalized Generalized Absence Seizure Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizures, Generalized Absence Tonic-Clonic Seizures Tonic-Clonic Seizures Seizure, Tonic-Clonic Tonic Clonic Seizures Tonic-Clonic Seizure Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalized Clonic Seizures Clonic Seizures Clonic Seizure Seizure, Clonic Tonic Seizures Tonic Seizures Seizure, Tonic Tonic Seizure Atonic Seizures Atonic Seizures Atonic Seizure Seizure, Atonic Seizures, Atonic Myoclonic Seizures Myoclonic Seizures Myoclonic Seizure Seizure, Myoclonic Seizures, Myoclonic Epileptic Seizures Epileptic Seizures Epileptic Seizure Seizure, Epileptic Seizures, Epileptic

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