Epilepsy Terminology List Flashcards
Ablation
Surgical removal of a thin layer of tissue from the body
ADNFLE
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
AED
Anti-epileptic drug
Aphasia
The loss of ability to express and/or understand language
Atonic
A loss of muscle tone
Bradykinesia
Slowness of movement
CNS
Central nervous system
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
DBS
Deep brain stimulation
DRE
Drug-resistant epilepsy
EGTCS
Epilepsy with generalized tonic-clinic seizures alone
EMAS
Epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures
GTCS
Generalized tonic-clinic seizures
Ictal
The event of a seizure
Insult
An event that causes injury to an organ or tissue
Intractable
Difficult to control
IPS
Intermittent photic stimulation
JME
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
LGS
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
LKS
Landau-Kleffner syndrome
MST
Multiple subpial transections
Paroxysmal
Sudden onset of symptoms or acute exacerbation of existing symptoms
PNES
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
