Epilepsy Medicine Glossary

Brief seizure causing sudden loss of awareness without convulsive movements.

Anti-epileptic drug used to prevent or control seizures.

Medication used to prevent or reduce the frequency of seizures; synonymous with antiseizure medication.

Therapeutic intervention aimed at preventing the development of epilepsy following a brain injury or in at-risk individu...

Referring to treatments or interventions that prevent the development of epilepsy after brain injury.

Treatment aimed at preventing the development of epilepsy after brain injury or stopping epilepsy progression. Experimen...

Anti-seizure medication, newer terminology for epilepsy drugs.

A seizure type characterized by sudden loss of muscle tone, often resulting in falls or drop attacks.

Subjective sensory or psychic phenomenon preceding or beginning a seizure.

Unconscious, repetitive motor activity during seizures.

A childhood epilepsy syndrome characterized by focal seizures arising from the central-temporal region, typically resolv...

Epilepsy syndrome with seizure foci in both temporal lobes, making surgical treatment more challenging.

A seizure that occurs despite therapeutic antiseizure medication levels and compliance.

Seizures that occur despite therapeutic antiseizure medication levels, or seizures that return after a period of good co...

Epilepsy with seizures that cluster around menstrual cycle phases due to hormonal fluctuations. Important consideration...

Agreement between different diagnostic modalities in identifying the same seizure focus or epileptogenic zone.

A medical emergency involving continuous convulsive seizure activity lasting 30 minutes or longer, or recurrent seizures...

A palliative surgical procedure involving sectioning of the corpus callosum to prevent seizure spread between brain hemi...

A neurosurgical procedure involving implanted electrodes that deliver electrical stimulation to specific brain regions f...

A severe genetic epilepsy syndrome beginning in infancy, characterized by prolonged febrile seizures and developmental r...

A distinct epilepsy disorder characterized by specific clinical features combined with characteristic EEG patterns.

Direct recording of electrical activity from the brain surface using electrodes placed on the cortex. Used for precise s...

A diagnostic test that records electrical activity in the brain using electrodes placed on the scalp.

Epilepsy Monitoring Unit where patients undergo continuous video-EEG surveillance.