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Seizure may refer to:

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Medical term

A seizure, also known as a convulsion or fit, is a sudden loss of consciousness, a change in one's state of consciousness, or a loss of control over one's body.

Legal Term

Seizure is the legal removal of property. The numerous epileptic Seizure types are most commonly defined and grouped according to a scheme proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE in 1981 Absence seizures are one of several kinds of Seizures These seizures are sometimes referred to as petit mal seizures (from the French for "little illness" Atonic seizures (also called drop seizures, drop attacks, or akinetic seizures) are a minor type of Seizure. Focal seizures (also called partial seizures) are Seizures which affect only a small part of the brain and are split into two main categories Simple partial Simple partial seizures are Seizures which affect only a small region of the brain often the Temporal lobes and/or Hippocampi. A complex partial seizure is an epileptic Seizure that is limited to one Cerebral hemisphere and causes Impairment of Awareness Gelastic seizures are a type of minor Seizure that manifests as a sudden unprovoked outburst of Emotion, usually Laughter or Crying. Jacksonian seizure (or Jacksonian march) is associated with a form of Epilepsy. A Subclinical seizure is a type of seizure often experienced by people with epilepsy in which an EEG trace will show abnormal brain activity usually for a short duration of Tonic-clonic seizures are a type of Generalized seizure affecting the entire brain Non-epileptic seizures are paroxysmal events that mimic an Epileptic seizure but do not involve abnormal rhythmic discharges of cortical Neurons They are A febrile seizure, also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion is a Convulsion triggered by a rise in Body temperature. Post-traumatic seizures ( PTS) are Seizures that result from Traumatic brain injury (TBI Brain damage caused by Physical trauma. Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are a manifestation or a form of Conversion disorder.

Telecommunications

In telecommunications, a seizure is an attempted call, as in Answer/Seizure ratio

Other

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Dictionary

seizure

-noun

  1. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
  2. A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
  3. A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
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