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Several WED definitions concerning epilepsy:
A disorder of the brain that results in recurrent, unprovoked seizures.
www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/BN/00023.html
A chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Also called seizure disorder.
www.epilepsysandiego.org/common_terms.htm
A disorder of the nervous system, characterised either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness
www.bignell.uk.com/glossary_of_old_names.htm
a disorder of the nervous system in which abnormal electrical activity in the brain causes seizures
www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_e.asp
Process where the patient has seizures in association with an underlying disorder. Treatment options consist of one or more medications but with some kinds of epilepsy may include surgery. Epilepsy can occur at all ages.
www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/conditions/
A disorder characterized by transient but recurrent disturbances of brain function that may or may not be associated with impairment or loss of consciousness and abnormal movements or behavior.
professionals.epilepsy.com/page/glossary.html
A general term for various central nervous system disorders typically manifested by seizures (involuntary muscle contractions).
www.ric.org/community/glossary.php