RT Book, Section
A1 Lowenstein, Daniel H.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Josephson, S. Andrew
SR Print(0)
ID 1145769079
T1 SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY
T2 Harrison's Neurology in Clinical Medicine, 4e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835865
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145769079
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  seizure  (from  the  Latin  sacire,  “to  take  possession  of”)  is  a  paroxysmal  event  due  to  abnormal  excessive  or  synchronous  neuronal  activity  in  the  brain.  Depending  on  the  distribution  of  discharges,  this  abnormal  brain  activity  can  have  various  manifestations,  ranging  from  dramatic  convulsive  activity  to  experiential  phenomena  not  readily  discernible  by  an  observer.  Although  a  variety  of  factors  influence  the  incidence  and  prevalence  of  seizures,  ~5–10%  of  the  population  will  have  at  least  one  seizure,  with  the  highest  incidence  occurring  in  early  childhood  and  late  adulthood.