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MeSH Heading: Seizures
Tree Number(s): C10.597.742; C23.888.592.742
Unique ID: D012640
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012640
Annotation: specific seizure terms are also available
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.
Entry Term(s): Absence Seizure; Absence Seizures; Atonic Absence Seizure; Atonic Absence Seizures; Atonic Seizure; Atonic Seizures; Clonic Seizure; Clonic Seizures; Complex Partial Seizure; Complex Partial Seizures; Convulsion; Convulsion, Non-Epileptic; Convulsions; Convulsive Seizure; Convulsive Seizures; Epileptic Seizure; Epileptic Seizures; Generalized Absence Seizure; Generalized Absence Seizures; Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures; Jacksonian Seizure; Myoclonic Seizure; Myoclonic Seizures; Non-Epileptic Seizure; Non-Epileptic Seizures; Nonepileptic Seizure; Nonepileptic Seizures; Partial Seizure; Partial Seizures; Petit Mal Convulsion; Seizure; Seizures, Auditory; Seizures, Clonic; Seizures, Convulsive; Seizures, Epileptic; Seizures, Focal; Seizures, Generalized; Seizures, Gustatory; Seizures, Motor; Seizures, Olfactory; Seizures, Sensory; Seizures, Somatosensory; Seizures, Tonic; Seizures, Tonic-Clonic; Seizures, Vertiginous; Seizures, Vestibular; Seizures, Visual; Single Seizure; Tonic Clonic Seizure; Tonic Seizure; Tonic Seizures; Tonic-Clonic Seizure; Tonic-Clonic Seizures
Previous Indexing: Convulsions (1966-1978); Epilepsy (1966-1978); specific epilepsy heading (1966-1978)
See Also: Anticonvulsants; Convulsants; Eclampsia; Epilepsy; Kindling, Neurologic
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
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
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/17
Revision Date: 2020/02/25

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Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
  - Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]

Seizures Preferred

Jacksonian Seizure Narrower

Single Seizure Narrower

Atonic Absence Seizures Narrower

Seizures, Focal Narrower

Seizures, Generalized Narrower

Seizures, Sensory Narrower

Seizures, Auditory Narrower

Convulsive Seizures Narrower

Concept UI: M0335936
Terms: Convulsive Seizures Preferred Term
Term UI T009631
Date08/15/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Seizures, Convulsive
Term UI T009632
Date08/15/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Seizures, Motor
Term UI T370139
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Convulsive Seizure
Term UI T000999186
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Seizures, Gustatory Narrower

Seizures, Olfactory Narrower

Seizures, Somatosensory Narrower

Seizures, Vertiginous Narrower

Seizures, Visual Narrower

Convulsion, Non-Epileptic Narrower

Nonepileptic Seizures Narrower

Concept UI: M000621229
Terms: Nonepileptic Seizures Preferred Term
Term UI T000906791
Date09/07/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Non-Epileptic Seizures
Term UI T000906792
Date09/07/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Nonepileptic Seizure
Term UI T000999194
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Non-Epileptic Seizure
Term UI T000999195
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Complex Partial Seizures Narrower

Epileptic Seizures Related

Generalized Absence Seizures Narrower

Tonic-Clonic Seizures Narrower

Concept UI: M000621443
Terms: Tonic-Clonic Seizures Preferred Term
Term UI T000907185
Date09/12/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Seizures, Tonic-Clonic
Term UI T370252
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures
Term UI T000961138
Date06/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Tonic Clonic Seizure
Term UI T000999178
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Tonic-Clonic Seizure
Term UI T000999200
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Myoclonic Seizures Narrower

Clonic Seizures Narrower

Tonic Seizures Narrower

Atonic Seizures Narrower

Convulsions Narrower

Absence Seizures Broader

Seizures MeSH Descriptor Data 2024