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 449 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 49 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	4	6
1997	2	3	5
1998	3	3	6
1999	1	1	2
2000	0	2	2
2001	2	4	6
2002	1	1	2
2003	2	2	4
2004	4	0	4
2005	4	5	9
2006	3	6	9
2007	7	3	10
2008	4	3	7
2009	5	3	8
2010	12	8	20
2011	15	6	21
2012	8	4	12
2013	11	3	14
2014	9	2	11
2015	15	5	20
2016	18	6	24
2017	20	3	23
2018	15	8	23
2019	30	8	38
2020	29	10	39
2021	17	32	49
2022	3	31	34
2023	3	25	28
2024	5	3	8
2025	5	0	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Seizures" by people in Profiles.

Dimakopoulos V, Gotman J, Klimes P, von Ellenrieder N, Tan SB, Smith G, Gliske SV, Maltseva M, Manalo MK, Pail M, Brazdil M, van Blooijs D, van 't Klooster MA, Johnson S, Laboy S, Ledergerber D, Imbach L, Papadelis C, Sperling MR, Zijlmans M, Cimbalnik J, Jacobs J, Stacey WC, Frauscher B, Sarnthein J. Multicentre analysis of seizure outcome predicted by removal of high-frequency oscillations. Brain. 2025 May 13; 148(5):1769-1777.

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Dave H, McCreary M, Guerra A, Sperling MR. Factors influencing seizure induction in patients with intracranial EEG recording. Epilepsia. 2025 Jun; 66(6):2089-2098.

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Sconzo D, Ramirez-Velandia F, Muram S, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Adeeb N, Kandregula S, Salim HA, Musmar B, Dmytriw AA, Kondziolka D, Naamani KE, Sheehan J, Ironside N, Tos S, Abdelsalam A, Kumbhare D, Ataoglu C, Essibayi MA, Keles A, Riina H, Rezai A, P?ppe J, Sen RD, Griessenauer CJ, Jabbour P, Tjoumakaris SI, Burkhardt JK, Starke RM, Erginoglu U, Baskaya MK, Sekhar LN, Levitt MR, Altschul DJ, McAvoy M, Aslan A, Abushehab A, Swaid C, Abla A, Stapleton C, Koch M, Srinivasan VM, Chen PR, Blackburn S, Dannenbaum MJ, Choudhri O, Pukenas B, Orbach D, Smith E, M?hlenbruch M, Alaraj A, Aziz-Sultan A, Patel AB, Cuellar HH, Lawton M, Morcos J, Guthikonda B, Taussky P, Ogilvy CS. Seizure presentation and incidence-associated factors in treated cerebral arteriovenous malformations: a secondary analysis of the MISTA consortium. Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Feb 22; 48(1):263.

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Loushy I, Goldstein L, Devlin K, Volski A, Fletman E, Alcala-Zermeno JL, Porreca L, Sperling MR. Real-world use of cenobamate in adults: Efficacy and predictors of treatment response. Epilepsia. 2025 May; 66(5):1492-1504.

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Alcala-Zermeno JL, Romozzi M, Sperling MR. The effect of epilepsy surgery on tonic-clonic seizures. Epilepsia. 2025 Apr; 66(4):1048-1058.

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Felker L, Dholakia K, Wachter-Schutz W, Rourke MT, Youse KM. Seizures in a healthy 20-year-old woman. JAAPA. 2025 Jan 01; 38(1):e9-e12.

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Esmaeilzadeh E, Biglari S, Mosallaei M, Khorshid HRK, Vahidnezhad H, Tabatabaiefar MA. A Novel Homozygote Pathogenic Variant in the DIAPH1 Gene Associated With Seizures, Cortical Blindness, and Microcephaly Syndrome (SCBMS): Report of a Family and Literature Review. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2024 Nov; 12(11):e70031.

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Vilella L, Miyake CY, Chaitanya G, Hampson JP, Omidi SJ, Ochoa-Urrea M, Talavera B, Mancera O, Hupp NJ, Hampson JS, Rani MRS, Lacuey N, Tao S, Sainju RK, Friedman D, Nei M, Scott CA, Gehlbach B, Schuele SU, Ogren JA, Harper RM, Diehl B, Bateman LM, Devinsky O, Richerson GB, Zhang GQ, Lhatoo SD. Incidence and Types of Cardiac Arrhythmias in the Peri-Ictal Period in Patients Having a Generalized Convulsive Seizure. Neurology. 2024 Jul 09; 103(1):e209501.

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Hoehn-Velasco L, Ross L, Phillippi RD, Niemczyk NA, Cammarano D, Calvin S, Phillippi JC, Alliman J, Stapleton SR, Wright J, Fisch S, Jolles D. Neonatal morbidity and mortality in birth centers in the United States 2018-2021: An observational study of low-risk birthing individuals. Birth. 2024 Sep; 51(3):659-666.

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Javidi SS, He X, Ankeeta A, Zhang Q, Citro S, Sperling MR, Tracy JI. Edge-wise analysis reveals white matter connectivity associated with focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures. Epilepsia. 2024 Jun; 65(6):1756-1767.

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