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  2. Epilepsy syndromes - Wikipedia

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    The most characteristic seizure type is a tonic seizure, which consists of brief generalized body stiffening, and often occurs most prominently in sleep. Additionally, patients often have other seizures types including atonic (abrupt, brief events of loss of tone, often leading to falls), atypical absences (staring spells with more gradual ...

  3. Vagus nerve stimulation - Wikipedia

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    In addition, he developed the “carotid truss” for prolonged compression of the carotid arteries as a long-term preventative treatment for epilepsy. Then he developed the “electrocompressor” which allowed for the compression of the bilateral carotid arteries as well as electrical stimulation of both the vagus and cervical sympathetic nerves.

  4. Convulsion - Wikipedia

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    A simple febrile seizure is generalized, occurs singularly, and lasts less than 15 minutes. [19] A complex febrile seizure can be focused in an area of the body, occur more than once, and lasts for more than 15 minutes. [19] Febrile seizures affect 2–4% of children in the United States and Western Europe, it is the most common childhood ...

  5. Status epilepticus - Wikipedia

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    Status epilepticus (SE), or status seizure, is a medical condition consisting of a single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes, or 2 or more seizures within a 5-minute period without the person returning to normal between them.

  6. Anticonvulsant - Wikipedia

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    The vagus nerve stimulator is a device that can be implanted into patients with epilepsy, especially that which originates from a specific part of the brain. However, both of these treatment options can cause severe adverse effects. Additionally, while seizure frequency typically decreases, they often do not stop entirely. [40] [41]

  7. Epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. [10] An epileptic seizure is the clinical manifestation of an abnormal, excessive, and synchronized electrical discharge in the neurons. [1]

  8. Generalized tonic–clonic seizure - Wikipedia

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    A generalized tonic–clonic seizure, commonly known as a grand mal seizure or GTCS, [1] is a type of generalized seizure that produces bilateral, convulsive tonic and clonic muscle contractions. Tonic–clonic seizures are the seizure type most commonly associated with epilepsy and seizures in general and the most common seizure associated ...

  9. Ecstatic seizures - Wikipedia

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    Ecstatic seizures may provide insight into the understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. [4] [2] The dorsal anterior insula has been proposed as a potential novel therapeutic target for treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders like severe depression, for instance through non-invasive intermittent brain stimulation techniques. [16]

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