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Seizure: Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce a physical convulsion, minor physical signs, thought disturbances, or a combination of symptoms.
The type of symptoms and seizures depend on where the abnormal electrical activity takes place in the brain, what its cause is, and such factors as the patient's age and general state of health.
Seizures can be caused by head injuries, brain tumors, lead poisoning, maldevelopment of the brain, genetic and infectious illnesses, and fevers. In fully half of the patients with seizures, no cause can yet be found.
Seizure is abbreviated sz. See also epilepsy.
n. The act or an instance of seizing or the condition of being seized. A sudden attack, spasm, or convulsion, as in epilepsy or another disorder. A sudden onset or ...
A seizure is the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. It may be hard to tell ...
"Seizure" is a general term that refers to a sudden malfunction in the brain that causes someone to collapse, convulse, or have another temporary disturbance of normal ...
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Royce Reed from "Basketball Wives" suffered a seizure during a charity softball game yesterday, but was not transported to a hospital ... sources close to her ...