Seizures

Seizure

This article is about the medical term, epileptic seizure, as distinct from psychogenic non-epileptic seizure. In law, seizure can also refer to taking possession of an item: see search and seizure. Seizures (or convulsions) are temporary abnormal electrophysiologic phenomena of the brain, resulting in abnormal synchronization of electrical neuronal activity. They can manifest as an alteration in mental state, tonic or clonic movements and various other symptoms. They are due to tempora ...