epilepsy

A tendency to have recurrent seizures caused by bursts of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

A brain disease that is characterized by the occurrance of at least two unprovoked seizures resulting from a persistent epileptogenic abnormality of the brain that is able to spontaneously generate paroxysmal activity and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions.

Medications that may treat it

bethanechol clozapine cycloserine doxapram maprotiline mefloquine metharbital metoclopramide pentylenetetrazole

Also known as: epilepsy syndrome; epileptic syndrome