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Comprehensive epilepsy centers

Comprehensive epilepsy centers are clinics staffed by epileptologists and other experts in epilepsy treatment. They are valuable resources for anyone who has unresolved problems related to definite or suspected epilepsy. Patients may be referred to a comprehensive epilepsy center for a single outpatient visit to assess their diagnosis and therapy, or they may receive long-term…

Complex partial seizure

An epileptic seizure that involves only part of the brain and impairs consciousness; often preceded by a simple partial seizure (aura, or warning).

Comorbidity

A disorder that is present in association with another.

Cognitive

Pertaining to the mental processes of perceiving, thinking, and remembering; used loosely to refer to intellectual functions as opposed to physical functions.

Clonic seizure

An epileptic seizure characterized by jerking movements and involving muscles on both sides of the body.

Bipolar Disorder

A mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

Autonomic Nervous System

The system regulates certain body processes, such as blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, digestion, metabolism, balance of water, balance of electrolytes and the rate of breathing. This system works automatically (autonomously), without a person’s conscious effort.

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Developmental challenges in the ability to communicate and socialize, while also demonstrating repetitive/restrictive patterns of behavior or interests.

Auto-Aggressive Behavior

Self harming behavior.

Aura

A warning before a seizure; a simple partial seizure occuring within seconds before a complex partial or secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizure, or it may occur alone; also a warning before a migraine headache.