Epilepsy Terminology List Flashcards
Ablation
Surgical removal of a thin layer of tissue from the body
ADNFLE
Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
AED
Anti-epileptic drug
Aphasia
The loss of ability to express and/or understand language
Atonic
A loss of muscle tone
Bradykinesia
Slowness of movement
CNS
Central nervous system
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
DBS
Deep brain stimulation
DRE
Drug-resistant epilepsy
EGTCS
Epilepsy with generalized tonic-clinic seizures alone
EMAS
Epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures
GTCS
Generalized tonic-clinic seizures
Ictal
The event of a seizure
Insult
An event that causes injury to an organ or tissue
Intractable
Difficult to control
IPS
Intermittent photic stimulation
JME
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
LGS
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
LKS
Landau-Kleffner syndrome
MST
Multiple subpial transections
Paroxysmal
Sudden onset of symptoms or acute exacerbation of existing symptoms
PNES
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
Refractory epilepsy
Epilepsy not controlled with medication; also called drug resistant epilepsy
RNS
Responsive neurostimulation
SRS
Stereotactic radiosurgery
SUDEP
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
TLE
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Tremor
An involuntary, rhythmic, and oscillatory movement of a body part
VNS
Vagus nerve stimulator
