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 47 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2004 and 2009 and 2010 and 2016 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
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	0	1	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	2	3
2010	2	1	3
2012	1	1	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	3	0	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	2	2

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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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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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Hasegawa D, Kanazono S, Chambers JK, Uchida K. Neurosurgery in feline epilepsy, including clinicopathology of feline epilepsy syndromes. Vet J. 2022 12; 290:105928.

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Kov?cs Z, Skatchkov SN, Szab? Z, Qahtan S, M?ndez-Gonz?lez MP, Malpica-Nieves CJ, Eaton MJ, Kardos J, H?ja L. Putrescine Intensifies Glu/GABA Exchange Mechanism and Promotes Early Termination of Seizures. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jul 25; 23(15).

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Chalak LF, Pappas A, Tan S, Das A, S?nchez PJ, Laptook AR, Van Meurs KP, Shankaran S, Bell EF, Davis AS, Heyne RJ, Pedroza C, Poindexter BB, Schibler K, Tyson JE, Ball MB, Bara R, Grisby C, Sokol GM, D'Angio CT, Hamrick SEG, Dysart KC, Cotten CM, Truog WE, Watterberg KL, Timan CJ, Garg M, Carlo WA, Higgins RD. Association Between Increased Seizures During Rewarming After Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Abnormal Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 2-Year Follow-up: A Nested Multisite Cohort Study. JAMA Neurol. 2021 12 01; 78(12):1484-1493.

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Sajatovic M, Wilson B, Shegog R, B S Briggs F, Escoffery C, Jobst BC, Johnson EK, Fraser RT, Quarells RC, Spruill TM. The Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) network database: Lessons learned in refining and implementing an integrated data tool in service of a national U.S. Research Collaborative. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 02; 115:107650.

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Bentley P, Sharma P. Distinguishing early from late seizures after cerebral venous thrombosis: Cinderepilepsy. Neurology. 2020 09 22; 95(12):513-514.

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Shao XM, Fang ZT. Severe Acute Toxicity of Inhaled Nicotine and e-Cigarettes: Seizures and Cardiac Arrhythmia. Chest. 2020 03; 157(3):506-508.

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Smith JAD, Kirmse R, Van Enkevort E, Armacost M, Dhamija R, Trehan A, Liu C. Improving neuropsychological seizure lateralization in Spanish-speaking people with epilepsy in the US: The need to account for education and demographic differences. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 03; 104(Pt A):106890.

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