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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004827
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004827
Preferred Name

Epilepsy

Definitions
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). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313)
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Aura
Epilepsies
Auras
Epilepsy, Awakening
Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
Cryptogenic Epilepsy
Seizure Disorder
Seizure Disorders
Awakening Epilepsy
Cryptogenic Epilepsies
Epilepsies, Cryptogenic
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