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Epilepsy in animals — Epilepsy can occur in animals other than humans (see main article Epilepsy). It is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Canine epilepsy is often genetic. Epilepsy in cats and other pets is rarer, likely because there is no hereditary… … Wikipedia
Symptomatic — 1 With symptoms, as a symptomatic infection. 2 Characteristic, as behavior symptomatic of Huntington disease. 3 Directed at the symptoms, as symptomatic treatment. * * * Indicative; relating to or constituting the aggregate of symptoms of a… … Medical dictionary
symptomatic — adjective Date: 1698 1. a. being a symptom of a disease b. having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause < symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage > 2. concerned with, affecting, or having symptoms … New Collegiate Dictionary
Epilepsy — Epileptic redirects here. For the graphic novel, see Epileptic (graphic novel). Epilepsia redirects here. For the journal, see Epilepsia (journal). Epilepsy Classification and external resources Generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges in EEG … Wikipedia
Epilepsy — (seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is referred to as … Medical dictionary
Post-traumatic epilepsy — Classification and external resources eMedicine NEURO/318 MeSH D004834 Post traumatic epilep … Wikipedia
Abdominal epilepsy — describes a group of gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances caused by epileptiform seizure activity seen on EEG tracing. While a causal relationship has not been proven, the GI symptoms cannot be explained by other pathophyisological mechanisms, and… … Wikipedia
Jacksonian epilepsy — noun focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body • Hypernyms: ↑cortical epilepsy, ↑focal epilepsy * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: John H. Jackson died 1911… … Useful english dictionary
acquired epilepsy — symptomatic e … Medical dictionary
organic epilepsy — symptomatic e … Medical dictionary
