Intractable
Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure; for example, intractable seizures are difficult to control with the usual antiepileptic drug therapy.
Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure; for example, intractable seizures are difficult to control with the usual antiepileptic drug therapy.
A type of radiosurgery which involves the temporary placement of radioactive seeds into the HH tissue. These radioactive seeds emit gamma radiation with minimal delivery of harmful radiation to normal surrounding structures.
Thought disorder, often with delusions, hallucinations or emotional changes that are temporarily related to the occurrence of seizures in people with epilepsy. Usually lasts 3-6 months.
Shutting off or decreasing brain electrical activity; causing nerve cells to stop firing.
A sudden jerk followed by stiffening; spasms usually begin between age 3 and 12 months and usually stop by age 2 to 4 years, although other seizure types often develop; in some spells, the arms are flung out as the body bends forward (“jackknife seizures”), but in others the movements are more subtle.
A U.S. federal law ensuring that all handicapped children receive appropriate education at no cost and in the least restrictive environment.
The number of new cases of a disorder occurring in a population during a specified period.
A disorder characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to perform an action that is harmful to one’s self or others.
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