Seizure

Seizures (or convulsions) are temporary alterations in brain function expressing themselves into a changed mental state, tonic or clonic movements and various other symptoms. They are due to temporary abnormal electrical activity of a group of brain cells.

Related Topics:
Brain - Mental state

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The treatment of seizures is a subspecialty of neurology; the study of seizures is part of neuroscience.

Related Topics:
Neurology - Neuroscience

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