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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 ...
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- A Man with Anxiety, Depression, Seizures and Severe Hypoglycemia (HealthWorld)
- Arrest for Seizure-Related Behavior (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Brain Imaging (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Causes of Seizures (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Children and Medicine (Epilepsy Foundation)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Seizures (National Institutes of Health)
- Complementary Treatment (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Computed Tomography (CT)-Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Convulsiones Febriles (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Diagnosing Epilepsy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Driving When You Have Had Seizures (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Drug-Resistant Seizures Often Take Years to Develop (National Institutes of Health)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Electrophysiology (We Move)
- Epilepsy and Seizure Statistics (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Epilepsy and Seizures: Hope Through Research (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Epilepsy in Education (K-12) (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Extratemporal Cortical Resection (Cleveland Clinic)
- Febrile Seizures (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Febrile Seizures (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Febrile Seizures After MMR And DTP Vaccinations (National Immunization Program)
- Febrile Seizures Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Finding a Physician Who Specializes in Epilepsy Treatment (Epilepsy Foundation)
- First Aid For Seizures (HealthWorld)
- Functional Hemispherectomy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Functional MR Imaging (fMRI) - Brain (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- General Information about First Aid (Epilepsy Foundation)
- General Information about Ketogenic Diet (Epilepsy Foundation)
- General Information about Partial Seizures (Epilepsy Foundation)
- General Information about Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Generalized Seizures (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Grand Mal Seizure (MayoClinic)
- Healing With Homeopathy (HealthWorld)
- Infantile Spasms (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Infantile Spasms Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Managing Seizures (Epilepsy Foundation)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Nonepileptic Seizures (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Nonfebrile and Generalized Seizures (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Petit Mal Seizure (MayoClinic)
- Pregnancy Issues and Epilepsy (Epilepsy Foundation, The)
- Safe Effective Treatment to Stop Seizures Can Be Delivered Outside of the Hospital (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Seizure (HealthWorld)
- Seizures (Nemours Foundation)
- Seizures (National Institutes of Health)
- Seizures (Cleveland Clinic)
- Seizures (HealthWorld)
- Seizures (Medline Plus)
- Seizures and Epilepsy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Seizures and Epilepsy: Hope through Research (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- SIDS and Seizures (HealthWorld)
- Special Concerns about Seizure Medications (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Status Epilepticus (Epilepsy Foundation)
- Students with Chronic Illnesses: Guidance for Families, Schools and Students (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Temporal Lobe Seizure (MayoClinic)
- The Osteopathic Approach to Seizures (HealthWorld)
- Todd's Paralysis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Todd's Paralysis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Treating Epilepsy (Cleveland Clinic)
- Types and Symptoms of Epilepsy (Cleveland Clinic)
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