| 单词 | epilepsy |
| 释义 | epilepsy (once / 2492 pages) n If you have epilepsy, you have a central nervous system disorder that may cause you to lose consciousness and have convulsions. The noun epilepsy comes from the Greek word epilēpsia, which itself means seizure. Not all seizures are caused by epilepsy, but an epileptic seizure occurs when a strong electrical disturbance occurs in the brain. The severity and intensity of the seizures depend on many factors and are unique to each person. It may be possible to control seizures through medication, although not everyone with epilepsy will respond to medication. People with uncontrolled epilepsy should not drive. WORD FAMILYepilepsy: epilepsies, epileptic+/epileptic: epileptically, epileptics USAGE EXAMPLESSome speculate that it represents temporal-lobe epilepsy, others schizophrenia; auditory hallucinations are common in both conditions. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Photosensitive epilepsy may thus be underreported because people who suffer from it mistake the symptoms for something else. Time(Dec 20, 2016) Mr Wigglesworth explained that photosensitive epilepsy is a type of epilepsy in which seizures are triggered by flashing or flickering light. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) n a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions Hypo|Hyper akinetic epilepsy epilepsy characterized by akinesia cortical epilepsy, focal epilepsyepilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance) epilepsia major, generalized epilepsy, grand mal, grand mal epilepsyepilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking Lafora's disease, myoclonus epilepsyepilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin epilepsia minor, petit mal, petit mal epilepsyepilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) posttraumatic epilepsy, traumatic epilepsya convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury procursive epilepsyepilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or running psychomotor epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsyepilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations reflex epilepsya form of epilepsy in which attacks are induced by peripheral stimulation status epilepticusa condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness; can lead to brain damage and death tonic epilepsyepilepsy in which the body is rigid during the seizure Jacksonian epilepsyfocal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body musicogenic epilepsyreflex epilepsy induced by music photogenic epilepsyreflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light sensory epilepsyfocal epilepsy initiated by somatosensory phenomena brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy any disorder or disease of the brain |
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