epilepsy
noun
ep·i·lep·sy
ˈe-pə-ˌlep-sē 
plural epilepsies
: any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions
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His family confirmed at the time that he was diagnosed with epilepsy.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 19 June 2025
Rather, the team of neuroscientists were conducting a routine EEG on an 87-year-old Canadian man with epilepsy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
How to Pick the Right Diet For You The keto diet may be the right choice for some specific groups, Anderson-Haynes said, including people losing weight before bariatric surgery and those with epilepsy.
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The procedure took place May 14 at the University of Michigan with a patient who was already undergoing neurosurgery to treat epilepsy.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 19 June 2025
Rather, the team of neuroscientists were conducting a routine EEG on an 87-year-old Canadian man with epilepsy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
How to Pick the Right Diet For You The keto diet may be the right choice for some specific groups, Anderson-Haynes said, including people losing weight before bariatric surgery and those with epilepsy.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 12 June 2025
The procedure took place May 14 at the University of Michigan with a patient who was already undergoing neurosurgery to treat epilepsy.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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“Epilepsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epilepsy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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epilepsy
noun
ep·i·lep·sy
ˈep-ə-ˌlep-sē
: a disorder marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, by attacks of convulsions, and by loss of consciousness
Medical Definition
epilepsy
noun
ep·i·lep·sy
ˈep-ə-ˌlep-sē
plural epilepsies
: any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions see absence epilepsy, grand mal sense 1, petit mal sense 1 focal epilepsy, jacksonian epilepsy, myoclonic epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy
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