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

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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]

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Bar chart showing 68 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2021 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1995	1	0	1
1996	1	1	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	1	2
2002	2	0	2
2003	0	2	2
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	0	2
2006	1	3	4
2010	2	1	3
2011	1	1	2
2012	0	2	2
2013	4	2	6
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	2	3
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	0	3
2019	3	2	5
2020	5	1	6
2021	1	6	7
2022	1	6	7
2023	0	1	1

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Cooper MS, Mackay MT, Dagia C, Fahey MC, Howell KB, Reddihough D, Reid S, Harvey AS. Epilepsy syndromes in cerebral palsy: varied, evolving and mostly self-limited. Brain. 2023 02 13; 146(2):587-599.

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McKnight D, Morales A, Hatchell KE, Bristow SL, Bonkowsky JL, Perry MS, Berg AT, Borlot F, Esplin ED, Moretz C, Angione K, R?os-Pohl L, Nussbaum RL, Aradhya S, Haldeman-Englert CR, Levy RJ, Parachuri VG, Lay-Son G, de Montellano DJD, Ramirez-Garcia MA, Ben?tez Alonso EO, Ziobro J, Chirita-Emandi A, Felix TM, Kulasa-Luke D, Megarbane A, Karkare S, Chagnon SL, Humberson JB, Assaf MJ, Silva S, Zarroli K, Boyarchuk O, Nelson GR, Palmquist R, Hammond KC, Hwang ST, Boutlier SB, Nolan M, Batley KY, Chavda D, Reyes-Silva CA, Miroshnikov O, Zuccarelli B, Amlie-Wolf L, Wheless JW, Seinfeld S, Kanhangad M, Freeman JL, Monroy-Santoyo S, Rodriguez-Vazquez N, Ryan MM, Machie M, Guerra P, Hassan MJ, Candee MS, Bupp CP, Park KL, Muller E, Lupo P, Pedersen RC, Arain AM, Murphy A, Schatz K, Mu W, Kalika PM, Plaza L, Kellogg MA, Lora EG, Carson RP, Svystilnyk V, Venegas V, Luke RR, Jiang H, Stetsenko T, Due?as-Roque MM, Trasmonte J, Burke RJ, Hurst ACE, Smith DM, Massingham LJ, Pisani L, Costin CE, Ostrander B, Filloux FM, Ananth AL, Mohamed IS, Nechai A, Dao JM, Fahey MC, Aliu E, Falchek S, Press CA, Treat L, Eschbach K, Starks A, Kammeyer R, Bear JJ, Jacobson M, Chernuha V, Meibos B, Wong K, Sweney MT, Espinoza AC, Van Orman CB, Weinstock A, Kumar A, Soler-Alfonso C, Nolan DA, Raza M, Rojas Carrion MD, Chari G, Marsh ED, Shiloh-Malawsky Y, Parikh S, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Fulton S, Sogawa Y, Burns K, Malets M, Montiel Blanco JD, Habela CW, Wilson CA, Guzm?n GG, Pavliuk M. Genetic Testing to Inform Epilepsy Treatment Management From an International Study of Clinical Practice. JAMA Neurol. 2022 12 01; 79(12):1267-1276.

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Arredondo KH, Ahrens SM, Bagic AI, Bai S, Chapman KE, Ciliberto MA, Clarke DF, Eisner M, Fountain NB, Gavvala JR, Perry MS, Rossi KC, Wong-Kisiel LC, Herman ST, Ostendorf AP. Association Between Characteristics of National Association of Epilepsy Centers and Reported Utilization of Specific Surgical Techniques. Neurology. 2023 02 14; 100(7):e719-e727.

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Benjamin S, Schildkrout B, Smith TW, MacGillivray L, Adams CBL, Lauterbach MD, Rice JF, Smock WS, Tucker DM. Life-long deficits in social adaptation and the frontal lobes: New evidence, seventy-five years after Ackerly and Benton's landmark case report of JP. Cortex. 2023 01; 158:4-23.

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Miller SL, Bennet L, Sutherland AE, Pham Y, McDonald C, Castillo-Melendez M, Allison BJ, Mihelakis J, Nitsos I, Boyd BJ, Hirst JJ, Walker DW, Hunt RW, Jenkin G, Wong F, Malhotra A, Fahey MC, Yawno T. Ganaxolone versus Phenobarbital for Neonatal Seizure Management. Ann Neurol. 2022 12; 92(6):1066-1079.

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Henning L, Antony H, Breuer A, M?ller J, Seifert G, Audinat E, Singh P, Brosseron F, Heneka MT, Steinh?user C, Bedner P. Reactive microglia are the major source of tumor necrosis factor alpha and contribute to astrocyte dysfunction and acute seizures in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy. Glia. 2023 02; 71(2):168-186.

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Feinberg PA, Becker SC, Chung L, Ferrari L, Stellwagen D, Anaclet C, Dur?n-Laforet V, Faust TE, Sumbria RK, Schafer DP. Elevated TNF-a Leads to Neural Circuit Instability in the Absence of Interferon Regulatory Factor 8. J Neurosci. 2022 08 10; 42(32):6171-6185.

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Kaczor EE, Greene K, Zacharia J, Tormoehlen L, Neavyn M, Carreiro S. The Potential Proconvulsant Effects of Cannabis: a Scoping Review. J Med Toxicol. 2022 07; 18(3):223-234.

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Schlingmann KP, Jouret F, Shen K, Nigam A, Arjona FJ, Dafinger C, Houillier P, Jones DP, Kleiner?schkamp F, Oh J, Godefroid N, Eltan M, G?ran T, Burtey S, Parotte MC, K?nig J, Braun A, Bos C, Ibars Serra M, Rehmann H, Zwartkruis FJT, Renkema KY, Klingel K, Schulze-Bahr E, Schermer B, Bergmann C, Altm?ller J, Thiele H, Beck BB, Dahan K, Sabatini D, Liebau MC, Vargas-Poussou R, Knoers NVAM, Konrad M, de Baaij JHF. mTOR-Activating Mutations in RRAGD Are Causative for Kidney Tubulopathy and Cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 11; 32(11):2885-2899.

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Burns W, Bird LM, Heron D, Keren B, Ramachandra D, Thiffault I, Del Viso F, Amudhavalli S, Engleman K, Parenti I, Kaiser FJ, Wierzba J, Riedhammer KM, Liptay S, Zadeh N, Porrmann J, Fischer A, G??wein S, McLaughlin HM, Telegrafi A, Langley KG, Steet R, Louie RJ, Lyons MJ. Syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder associated with de novo variants in DDX23. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 10; 185(10):2863-2872.

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