| Descriptor English: | Seizures | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Convulsiones
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Convulsões | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Crises épileptiques | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Absence Seizure Absence Seizure, Atonic Absence Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizures Absence Seizures, Atonic Absence Seizures, Generalized Atonic Absence Seizure Atonic Absence Seizures Atonic Seizure Atonic Seizures Auditory Seizure Auditory Seizures Clonic Seizure Clonic Seizure, Tonic Clonic Seizures Clonic Seizures, Tonic Complex Partial Seizure Complex Partial Seizures Convulsion Convulsion, Non Epileptic Convulsion, Non-Epileptic Convulsion, Petit Mal Convulsions Convulsions, Non-Epileptic Convulsive Seizure Convulsive Seizures Epileptic Seizure Epileptic Seizures Focal Seizure Focal Seizures Generalised Tonic Clonic Seizures Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizure Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizures Generalized Absence Seizure Generalized Absence Seizures Generalized Seizure Generalized Seizures Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Gustatory Seizure Gustatory Seizures Jacksonian Seizure Motor Seizure Motor Seizures Myoclonic Seizure Myoclonic Seizures Non Epileptic Seizure Non Epileptic Seizures Non-Epileptic Convulsion Non-Epileptic Convulsions Non-Epileptic Seizure Non-Epileptic Seizures Nonepileptic Seizure Nonepileptic Seizures Olfactory Seizure Olfactory Seizures Partial Seizure Partial Seizure, Complex Partial Seizures Partial Seizures, Complex Petit Mal Convulsion Seizure Seizure, Absence Seizure, Atonic Seizure, Atonic Absence Seizure, Auditory Seizure, Clonic Seizure, Complex Partial Seizure, Convulsive Seizure, Epileptic Seizure, Focal Seizure, Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Gustatory Seizure, Jacksonian Seizure, Motor Seizure, Myoclonic Seizure, Non-Epileptic Seizure, Nonepileptic Seizure, Olfactory Seizure, Partial Seizure, Sensory Seizure, Single Seizure, Somatosensory Seizure, Tonic Seizure, Tonic Clonic Seizure, Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Vertiginous Seizure, Vestibular Seizure, Visual Seizures, Auditory Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Convulsive Seizures, Epileptic Seizures, Focal Seizures, Generalized Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Gustatory Seizures, Motor Seizures, Nonepileptic Seizures, Olfactory Seizures, Sensory Seizures, Somatosensory Seizures, Tonic Seizures, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Vertiginous Seizures, Vestibular Seizures, Visual Sensory Seizure Sensory Seizures Single Seizure Single Seizures Somatosensory Seizure Somatosensory Seizures Tonic Clonic Seizure Tonic Clonic Seizures Tonic Seizure Tonic Seizures Tonic-Clonic Seizure Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalized Vertiginous Seizure Vertiginous Seizures Vestibular Seizure Vestibular Seizures Visual Seizure Visual Seizures |
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| Tree number(s): |
C10.597.742 C23.888.592.742 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012640 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as EPILEPSY or "seizure disorder." |
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| Annotation: | specific seizure terms are also available |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Convulsions (1966-1978) Epilepsy (1966-1978) specific epilepsy heading (1966-1978) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1979; for CONVULSIVE SEIZURES & SEIZURES, CONVULSIVE see CONVULSIONS 1998-1999; for JACKSONIAN SEIZURE see EPILEPSY, PARTIAL 1992-1999; for SINGLE SEIZURE see EPILEPSY 2000-2017; for EPILEPTIC SEIZURES see EPILEPSY 1998-2017; for ABSENCE SEIZURES see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE 1992-2017 |
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| History Note: | 1979; for CONVULSIVE SEIZURES & SEIZURES, CONVULSIVE use CONVULSIONS 1998-1999; for JACKSONIAN SEIZURE use EPILEPSY, PARTIAL 1992-1999; for SINGLE SEIZURE use EPILEPSY 2000-2017; for EPILEPTIC SEIZURES use EPILEPSY 1998-2017; for ABSENCE SEIZURES use EPILEPSY, ABSENCE 1992-2017 |
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| Related: |
Anticonvulsants
MeSH Convulsants MeSH Eclampsia MeSH Epilepsy MeSH Kindling, Neurologic MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 13024 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012640 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1979/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1978/05/17 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/02/25 |
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Seizures
- Preferred
Nonepileptic Seizures
- Narrower
Generalized Absence Seizures
- Narrower
Tonic-Clonic Seizures
- Narrower
Clonic Seizures
- Narrower
Tonic Seizures
- Narrower
Atonic Seizures
- Narrower
Atonic Absence Seizures
- Narrower
Myoclonic Seizures
- Narrower
Epileptic Seizures
- Related but not broader or narrower
Seizures, Sensory
- Narrower
Absence Seizures
- Broader
Convulsions
- Narrower
Convulsive Seizures
- Narrower
Jacksonian Seizure
- Narrower
Seizures, Auditory
- Narrower
Seizures, Focal
- Narrower
Seizures, Generalized
- Narrower
Seizures, Gustatory
- Narrower
Seizures, Olfactory
- Narrower
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
- Narrower
Seizures, Somatosensory
- Narrower
Seizures, Vertiginous
- Narrower
Seizures, Visual
- Narrower
Complex Partial Seizures
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Single Seizure
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| Concept UI |
M0019597 |
| Scope note | Clinical or subclinical disturbances of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells. Clinical manifestations include abnormal motor, sensory and psychic phenomena. Recurrent seizures are usually referred to as EPILEPSY or "seizure disorder." |
| Preferred term | Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure |
| Concept UI |
M000621229 |
| Preferred term | Nonepileptic Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Non Epileptic Seizure Non Epileptic Seizures Non-Epileptic Seizure Non-Epileptic Seizures Nonepileptic Seizure Seizure, Non-Epileptic Seizure, Nonepileptic Seizures, Nonepileptic |
| Concept UI |
M000621441 |
| Preferred term | Generalized Absence Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Absence Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizures, Generalized Generalized Absence Seizure Seizure, Generalized Absence |
| Concept UI |
M000621443 |
| Preferred term | Tonic-Clonic Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Clonic Seizure, Tonic Clonic Seizures, Tonic Generalised Tonic Clonic Seizures Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizure Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizures Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Seizure, Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Tonic Clonic Seizure, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Tonic-Clonic Tonic Clonic Seizure Tonic Clonic Seizures Tonic-Clonic Seizure Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalised Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalized |
| Concept UI |
M000621445 |
| Preferred term | Clonic Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Clonic Seizure Seizure, Clonic Seizures, Clonic |
| Concept UI |
M000621447 |
| Preferred term | Tonic Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure, Tonic Seizures, Tonic Tonic Seizure |
| Concept UI |
M000621448 |
| Preferred term | Atonic Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Atonic Seizure Seizure, Atonic |
| Concept UI |
M0334960 |
| Preferred term | Atonic Absence Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Absence Seizure, Atonic Absence Seizures, Atonic Atonic Absence Seizure Seizure, Atonic Absence |
| Concept UI |
M000621444 |
| Preferred term | Myoclonic Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Myoclonic Seizure Seizure, Myoclonic |
| Concept UI |
M000621420 |
| Preferred term | Epileptic Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Epileptic Seizure Seizure, Epileptic Seizures, Epileptic |
| Concept UI |
M0335934 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Sensory |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure, Sensory Sensory Seizure Sensory Seizures |
| Concept UI |
M000621449 |
| Preferred term | Absence Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Absence Seizure Convulsion, Petit Mal Petit Mal Convulsion Seizure, Absence |
| Concept UI |
M0005137 |
| Preferred term | Convulsions |
| Entry term(s) |
Convulsion |
| Concept UI |
M0335936 |
| Preferred term | Convulsive Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Convulsive Seizure Motor Seizure Motor Seizures Seizure, Convulsive Seizure, Motor Seizures, Convulsive Seizures, Motor |
| Concept UI |
M0007567 |
| Preferred term | Jacksonian Seizure |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure, Jacksonian |
| Concept UI |
M0335935 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Auditory |
| Entry term(s) |
Auditory Seizure Auditory Seizures Seizure, Auditory |
| Concept UI |
M0335931 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Focal |
| Entry term(s) |
Focal Seizure Focal Seizures Partial Seizure Partial Seizures Seizure, Focal Seizure, Partial |
| Concept UI |
M0335932 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Generalized |
| Entry term(s) |
Generalized Seizure Generalized Seizures Seizure, Generalized |
| Concept UI |
M0335998 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Gustatory |
| Entry term(s) |
Gustatory Seizure Gustatory Seizures Seizure, Gustatory |
| Concept UI |
M0335999 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Olfactory |
| Entry term(s) |
Olfactory Seizure Olfactory Seizures Seizure, Olfactory |
| Concept UI |
M0337601 |
| Preferred term | Convulsion, Non-Epileptic |
| Entry term(s) |
Convulsion, Non Epileptic Convulsions, Non-Epileptic Non-Epileptic Convulsion Non-Epileptic Convulsions |
| Concept UI |
M0336000 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Somatosensory |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure, Somatosensory Somatosensory Seizure Somatosensory Seizures |
| Concept UI |
M0336020 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Vertiginous |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure, Vertiginous Seizure, Vestibular Seizures, Vestibular Vertiginous Seizure Vertiginous Seizures Vestibular Seizure Vestibular Seizures |
| Concept UI |
M0336021 |
| Preferred term | Seizures, Visual |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure, Visual Visual Seizure Visual Seizures |
| Concept UI |
M000621230 |
| Preferred term | Complex Partial Seizures |
| Entry term(s) |
Complex Partial Seizure Partial Seizure, Complex Partial Seizures, Complex Seizure, Complex Partial |
| Concept UI |
M0334959 |
| Preferred term | Single Seizure |
| Entry term(s) |
Seizure, Single Single Seizures |
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