RT Book, Section
A1 Carney, Paul R.
A1 Geyer, James D.
A2 Carney, Paul R.
A2 Geyer, James D.
SR Print(0)
ID 6650205
T1 Chapter 3. Seizures and Epilepsy
T2 Pediatric Practice: Neurology
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148925-6
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6650205
RD 2024/04/25
AB A  general  simplified  definition  of  a  seizure  is  a  sudden  temporary  change  in  brain  function  caused  by  an  abnormal  rhythmic  electrical  discharge.  Epilepsy  is,  simply  put,  a  state  of  recurrent  seizure  activity.  The  mechanism  whereby  a  seizure  turns  into  epilepsy,  a  process  known  as  epileptogenesis,  is  controversial.