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See Sodium Valproate.

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Is characterised by a cluster of signs and symptoms customarily occurring together often with an known prognosis. One syndrome can evolve into another.

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A disease of the brain that is characterised by a tendency to have recurrent, usually unprovoked seizures. The seizures are a result of sudden abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The type of seizure will depend on where it starts and spreads within the brain.

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Epilepsia Partialis Continua. A form of epilepsy in which there is repetitive motor seizures (jerking, twitching) involving one small area or all of one side of the body. Consciousness is maintained. It can be treatment resistant. These seizures can also be associated with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis.

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The study of the distribution and causes of health-related states or events in particular populations.

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is a group of cannabinoid receptors located in the brain and throughout the nervous systems, and is involved in a variety of bodily processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, and memory, and in mediating the psychoactive effects of cannabis.

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Inflammation of the brain.

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Electroencephalogram. A diagnostic test that records the electrical activity (function) of the brain.

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Electrocardiogram. A record of the electrical activity (function) of the heart. Often done in conjunction with an EEG.

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Difficulty with speech and language function. Inability to speak words which one has in mind or to think of correct words, or inability to understand spoken or written words.

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sudden fall without warning or loss of consciousness. When these drop attacks are epilepsy, they are tonic or atonic seizures.

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Deoxyribonucleic acid. The molecule that encodes genetic information in the nucleus of cells. It determines the structure, function and behaviour of the cell.