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 127 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1996	1	1	2
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	1	2
2002	2	0	2
2003	0	2	2
2004	1	1	2
2005	3	0	3
2006	1	4	5
2007	3	0	3
2008	3	2	5
2009	3	0	3
2010	7	1	8
2011	4	3	7
2012	1	4	5
2013	3	3	6
2014	4	1	5
2015	1	1	2
2016	3	2	5
2017	4	1	5
2018	4	1	5
2019	5	4	9
2020	5	1	6
2021	1	9	10
2022	2	7	9
2023	0	6	6
2024	2	2	4
2025	3	0	3

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Salardini E, Vaddiparti A, Kumar A, Qu J, Martin RA, Gebre RZ, Arencibia CA, Dhakar MB, Grover EH, Quraishi IH, Sternberg EJ, George I, Sivaraju A, Bonito J, Zaveri HP, Gober LM, Ahammad S, Ghoshal S, Wu K, Farooque P, Hirsch LJ, Damisah E, Gerrard JL, Spencer DD, Yoo JY, Young JJ, Friedman D, Shum J, Blumenfeld H. Relationship Between Brain Activity and Impaired Consciousness in Frontal Lobe Seizures. Neurology. 2025 Sep 23; 105(6):e213965.

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Jones S, Li I, Gale J, Fox E, Weisberg S, Carreiro S. A Mind-Blowing Ingestion: Intentional Plastic Explosive Consumption Resulting in Seizures. J Med Toxicol. 2025 Oct; 21(4):434-438.

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Bono BC, Grimi A, Di Toro AE, Ninatti G, Franzini A, Rossini Z, Tropeano MP, Navarria P, Bellu L, Simonelli M, Dipasquale A, Savini G, Levi R, Politi LS, Pessina F, Riva M. Preoperative Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Neurite Dispersion and Density Imaging in Isocitrate Dehydrogenase-Mutant Grade 2 and 3 Gliomas: Definition of Tumor-Related Epilepsy and Predictive Factors of Seizure Outcomes Based on a Single-Center Retrospective Case Series. Neurosurgery. 2025 Jan 29; 97(2):361-373.

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Lam AD, Thibault EG, Mayblyum DV, Hsieh S, Pellerin KR, Sternberg EJ, Viswanathan A, Buss S, Sarkis RA, Jacobs HIL, Johnson KA, Sperling RA. Association of Seizure Foci and Location of Tau and Amyloid Deposition and Brain Atrophy in Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Seizures. Neurology. 2024 Nov 12; 103(9):e209920.

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Smith MD, Sampson CS, Wall SP, Diercks DB, Diercks DB, Anderson JD, Byyny R, Carpenter CR, Friedman BW, Gemme SR, Gerardo CJ, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Hatten BW, Haukoos JS, Kaji A, Kwok H, Lo BM, Mace SE, Mattu A, Moran M, Promes SB, Shah KH, Shih RD, Silvers SM, Slivinski A, Smith MD, Thiessen MEW, Thompson JT, Tomaszewski CA, Trent SA, Valente JH, Westafer LM, Wall SP, Yu Y, Finnell JT, Schulz T, Vandertulip K. Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Seizures: Approved by the ACEP Board of Directors, April 17, 2024. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jul; 84(1):e1-e12.

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Bono BC, Ninatti G, Riva M, Raspagliesi L, Barbieri EM, Navarria P, Clerici E, Politi LS, Simonelli M, Rodari M, Sollini M, Chiti A, Pessina F. The role of preoperative [11C]methionine PET in defining tumor-related epilepsy and predicting short-term postoperative seizure control in temporal lobe low-grade gliomas. Neurosurg Focus. 2024 02; 56(2):E6.

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Vaidya R, Hashmi N, Kakshapati S, Chang W, Beachy J. Non epileptiform abnormal neurologic signs in newborns following in-utero psychotropic medication exposure. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2024; 17(5):717-722.

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Thamby J, Prange L, Boggs A, Subei MO, Myers C, Uchitel J, ElMallah M, Bartlett-Lee B, Riviello JJ, Mikati MA. Characteristics of non-sleep related apneas in children with alternating hemiplegia of childhood. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2024 Jan; 48:101-108.

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Bagic AI, Ahrens SM, Chapman KE, Bai S, Clarke DF, Eisner M, Fountain NB, Gavvala JR, Rossi KC, Herman ST, Ostendorf AP. Epilepsy monitoring unit practices and safety among NAEC epilepsy centers: A census survey. Epilepsy Behav. 2024 Jan; 150:109571.

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Bagic AI, Verner R, Afra P, Benbadis S. ASCEND: A randomized controlled trial of titration strategies for vagus nerve stimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2023 08; 145:109333.

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