Preferred Name |
Epilepsy |
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Synonyms |
Seizure Disorder|Epileptic Seizure |
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ID |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12718 |
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abbrev | ||
class_or_indiv |
true |
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definition |
A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy) (MeSH). |
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external_id_urls |
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D004827 |
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external_ids |
meshUID:D004827 |
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label |
Epilepsy |
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mod_date |
2007-11-18 |
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preferred_label |
Epilepsy |
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prefixIRI |
birnlex_12718 |
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retired |
false |
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synonyms |
Seizure Disorder|Epileptic Seizure |
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subClassOf |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12796 |