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Atonic seizure

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An atonic seizure (also called drop seizure, akinetic seizure or drop attack), is a type of seizure that consists of partial or complete loss of muscle tone that is caused by temporary alterations in brain function. [1]

12 relations: Adult, Brain, Child, Corpus callosotomy, Drop attack, Electroencephalography, Epileptic seizure, Falling (accident), Henri Gastaut, Injury, Lennox–Gastaut syndrome, Muscle tone.

Adult

Biologically, an adult is a human or other organism that has reached sexual maturity.

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Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

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Child

Biologically, a child (plural: children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty.

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Corpus callosotomy

Corpus callosotomy is a palliative surgical procedure for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy.

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Drop attack

A drop attack is a sudden fall without loss of consciousness.

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Electroencephalography

Electroencephalography (EEG) is an electrophysiological monitoring method to record electrical activity of the brain.

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Epileptic seizure

An epileptic seizure is a brief episode of signs or symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Falling (accident)

Falling is the second leading cause of accidental death worldwide and is a major cause of personal injury, especially for the elderly.

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Henri Gastaut

Henri Jean Pascal Gastaut (April 15, 1915, Monaco – July 14, 1995 Marseille) was a French neurologist and epileptologist.

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Injury

Injury, also known as physical trauma, is damage to the body caused by external force.

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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome

Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a childhood-onset epilepsy that most often appears between the second and sixth year of life.

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Muscle tone

In physiology, medicine, and anatomy, muscle tone (residual muscle tension or tonus) is the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.

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Akinetic seizure, Atonic Seizures, Atonic generalized epileptic seizure, Atonic seizures, Drop seizure, Drop seizures.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atonic_seizure

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