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Seizures

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Seizures are an intermittent abnormality of the central nervous system due to a sudden, excessive, disorderly discharge of cerebral neurons and characterized clinically by some combination of disturbance of sensation, loss of consciousness, impairment of psychic function, or convulsive movements. The term epilepsy is used to describe chronic, recurrent seizures. [ ]

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Seizures

Synonyms
  • Seizure
  • Seizures
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layperson term
Seizures

layperson term
Seizure

layperson term
Epilepsy

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The term epilepsy is not used to describe recurrent febrile seizures. Epilepsy presumably reflects an abnormally reduced seizure threshold.

has alternative id

HP:0001275, HP:0002431, HP:0002794, HP:0002432, HP:0002430, HP:0002182, HP:0010520, HP:0002391, HP:0002417, HP:0002437, HP:0002306, HP:0002479, HP:0002348, HP:0001303, HP:0002125, HP:0002466, HP:0002279, HP:0006997, HP:0002434

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human_phenotype

id

HP:0001250

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