Seizures

"Seizures" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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."

Descriptor ID	D012640
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.742 C23.888.592.742
Concept/Terms	Seizures Seizures Seizure Atonic Absence Seizures Atonic Absence Seizures Absence Seizure, Atonic Absence Seizures, Atonic Atonic Absence Seizure Seizure, Atonic Absence Seizures, Atonic Absence Seizures, Sensory Seizures, Sensory Seizure, Sensory Sensory Seizure Sensory Seizures Absence Seizures Absence Seizures Absence Seizure Seizure, Absence Petit Mal Convulsion Convulsion, Petit Mal Convulsions Convulsions Convulsion Convulsive Seizures Convulsive Seizures Convulsive Seizure Seizure, Convulsive Seizures, Motor Motor Seizure Motor Seizures Seizure, Motor Seizures, Convulsive Jacksonian Seizure Jacksonian Seizure Seizure, Jacksonian Seizures, Auditory Seizures, Auditory Auditory Seizure Auditory Seizures Seizure, Auditory Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Clonic Seizures, Focal Seizures, Focal Focal Seizure Focal Seizures Seizure, Focal Partial Seizures Partial Seizure Seizure, Partial Seizures, Partial Seizures, Generalized Seizures, Generalized Generalized Seizure Generalized Seizures Seizure, Generalized Seizures, Gustatory Seizures, Gustatory Gustatory Seizure Gustatory Seizures Seizure, Gustatory Seizures, Olfactory Seizures, Olfactory Olfactory Seizure Olfactory Seizures Seizure, Olfactory Convulsion, Non-Epileptic Convulsion, Non-Epileptic Convulsion, Non Epileptic Convulsions, Non-Epileptic Non-Epileptic Convulsion Non-Epileptic Convulsions Seizures, Somatosensory Seizures, Somatosensory Seizure, Somatosensory Somatosensory Seizure Somatosensory Seizures Seizures, Tonic Seizures, Tonic Seizures, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Tonic Clonic Seizures, Vertiginous Seizures, Vertiginous Seizure, Vertiginous Vertiginous Seizure Vertiginous Seizures Seizures, Vestibular Seizure, Vestibular Vestibular Seizure Vestibular Seizures Seizures, Visual Seizures, Visual Seizure, Visual Visual Seizure Visual Seizures Nonepileptic Seizures Nonepileptic Seizures Nonepileptic Seizure Seizure, Nonepileptic Seizures, Nonepileptic Non-Epileptic Seizures Non Epileptic Seizures Non-Epileptic Seizure Seizure, Non-Epileptic Seizures, Non-Epileptic Complex Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizure Partial Seizure, Complex Partial Seizures, Complex Seizure, Complex Partial Seizures, Complex Partial Single Seizure Single Seizure Seizure, Single Seizures, Single Single Seizures Generalized Absence Seizures Generalized Absence Seizures Absence Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizures, Generalized Generalized Absence Seizure Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizures, Generalized Absence Tonic-Clonic Seizures Tonic-Clonic Seizures Seizure, Tonic-Clonic Tonic Clonic Seizures Tonic-Clonic Seizure Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, Generalized Clonic Seizures Clonic Seizures Clonic Seizure Seizure, Clonic Tonic Seizures Tonic Seizures Seizure, Tonic Tonic Seizure Atonic Seizures Atonic Seizures Atonic Seizure Seizure, Atonic Seizures, Atonic Myoclonic Seizures Myoclonic Seizures Myoclonic Seizure Seizure, Myoclonic Seizures, Myoclonic Epileptic Seizures Epileptic Seizures Epileptic Seizure Seizure, Epileptic Seizures, Epileptic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Seizures".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Seizures [C10.597.742]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Seizures [C23.888.592.742]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Seizures".

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Bar chart showing 56 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	2	0	2
2004	3	0	3
2006	0	2	2
2007	1	1	2
2008	3	0	3
2009	1	2	3
2010	3	1	4
2012	1	1	2
2014	1	1	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	2	1	3
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	4	4
2024	0	2	2
2025	4	1	5

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Kumar D, Sabet H, Elshahat A, El-Moslemani M, Arafa A, Saleh MGA, Gamal SM, Abbas A. Effectiveness and safety of perampanel in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2025 Dec; 398(12):16521-16536.

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Verma R, Bullinger KL, Pearson A, Dhakar M, Guven E, Amini E, Simon RP, Meller R. Differential Transcript Expression and Alternative RNA Splicing Patterns to Differentiate Focal vs. Generalized-Onset Seizures. Mol Neurobiol. 2025 Oct; 62(10):13303-13317.

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Halliday AJ, Gillinder L, Lai A, Seneviratne U, Fontenot H, Cameron T, McLean K, Niemiec A, Raghupathi R, Ganguly TM, Ellis C, Conrad EC, Briggs R, Bulluss K, Kwan P, Perucca P, O'Brien TJ, McGonigal A, Gutman M, Papacostas J, Fong MWK, Lee A, Crompton DE, Laing J, Wijayath M, Morokoff AP, Murphy M, D'Souza WJ, Cook MJ. The UMPIRE study: A first-in-human multicenter trial of bilateral subscalp monitoring for epileptic seizure detection. Epilepsia. 2025 Sep; 66(9):3426-3439.

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Andreone BJ, Lin J, Tocci J, Rook M, Omer A, Carito LM, Yang C, Zhoba H, DeJesus C, Traore M, Haruehanroengra P, Prinzen A, Miglis G, Deninger M, Li M, Lynch T, Howat B, Rogers KA, Gallant-Behm CL, Kinberger GA, Yudowski G, Chen Q, Jackson AL, McDonough SI. Durable suppression of seizures in a preclinical model of KCNT1 genetic epilepsy with divalent small interfering RNA. Epilepsia. 2025 May; 66(5):1677-1690.

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Bullinger K, Dhakar M, Pearson A, Bumanglag A, Guven E, Verma R, Amini E, Sloviter RS, DeBruyne J, Simon RP, Meller R. Retrospective discrimination of PNES and epileptic seizure types using blood RNA signatures. J Neurol. 2025 Jan 15; 272(2):128.

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Reyes-Nava NG, Paz D, Pinales BE, Perez I, Gil CB, Gonzales AV, Grajeda BI, Estevao IL, Ellis CC, Castro VL, Quintana AM. Characterization of the zebrafish gabra1sa43718/sa43718 germline loss of function allele confirms a function for Gabra1 in motility and nervous system development. Differentiation. 2024 Jul-Aug; 138:100790.

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Tsytsarev V, Sopova JV, Leonova EI, Inyushin M, Markina AA, Chirinskaite AV, Volnova AB. Neurophotonic methods in approach to in?vivo animal epileptic models: Advantages and limitations. Epilepsia. 2024 Mar; 65(3):600-614.

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Roth J, Bergman L, Weil AG, Brunette-Clement T, Weiner HL, Treiber JM, Shofty B, Cukiert A, Cukiert CM, Tripathi M, Sarat Chandra P, Bollo RJ, Machado HR, Santos MV, Gaillard WD, Oluigbo CO, Ibrahim GM, Jallo GI, Shimony N, O'Neill BR, Budke M, P?rez-Jim?nez M?, Mangano FT, Iwasaki M, Iijima K, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Kawai K, Ishishita Y, Elbabaa SK, Bello-Espinosa L, Fallah A, Maniquis CAB, Ben-Zvi I, Tisdall M, Panigrahi M, Jayalakshmi S, Blount JP, Dorfm?ller G, Bulteau C, Stone SS, Bolton J, Singhal A, Connolly M, Alsowat D, Alotaibi F, Ragheb J, Uliel-Sibony S. Added value of corpus callosotomy following vagus nerve stimulation in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A multicenter, multinational study. Epilepsia. 2023 12; 64(12):3205-3212.

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Escoffery C, Patel A, Leung J, Anderson M, McGee R, Sajatovic M, Johnson EK, Jobst B, Kiriakopoulos ET, Shegog R, Fraser R, Quarells RC. MEW network self-management program characteristics and lessons learned through the RE-AIM framework. Epilepsy Behav. 2023 03; 140:109111.

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Pipes GM, Logue TC, Wen T, Booker WA, D'Alton ME, Friedman AM. Postpartum stroke trends, risk factors, and associated adverse outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 05; 5(5):100864.

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