Definition of Epileptic. Meaning of Epileptic. Synonyms of Epileptic

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Definition of Epileptic

Epileptic
Epileptic Ep`i*lep"tic, n. 1. One affected with epilepsy. 2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.

Meaning of Epileptic from wikipedia

- category that includes tonic, clonic, myoclonic, atonic seizures and epileptic spasms. Tonic–clonic seizures are among the most recognizable seizure...
- Seizures are designated as unclassified when they are recognized as epileptic events, but insufficient information is available to ****ign them to any...
- experienced by some with epilepsy or migraine. An epileptic aura is actually a minor seizure. Epileptic and migraine auras are due to the involvement of...
- Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), also referred to as, non-epileptic attack disorder, functional seizures, or dissociative seizures, are episodes...
- Because epileptic seizures typically include convulsions, the term convulsion is often used as a synonym for seizure. However, not all epileptic seizures...
- Non-epileptic seizures (NES), also known as pseudoseizures, non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), functional seizures, or dissociative seizures, are paroxysmal...
- Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) previously known as West syndrome needs the inclusion of epileptic spasms for diagnosis. Epileptic spasms (also...
- are a diverse group of pharmacological agents used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Anticonvulsants are also used in the treatment of bipolar disorder...
- French 17th century physician Jean Taxil refers to Aristotle's "famous epileptics". This list includes Heracles, Ajax, Bellerophon, Socrates, Plato, Empedocles...
- may or may not be an epileptic manifestation. In the first case, it is defined as ictal epileptic headache or simply epileptic headache. It is a type...