Definitions

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  • adjective Not epileptic.
  • noun One who is not an epileptic.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ epileptic

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Examples

  • American Family Physician has an article on the curious phenomena of 'psychogenic nonepileptic seizures'.

    Mind Hacks: Psychological seizures 2005

  • Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures can be diagnosed when the person's behaviour suggests a seizure, but no brain disturbance is detected.

    Mind Hacks: Psychological seizures 2005

  • Link to article on 'Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures' via BrainBlog.

    Mind Hacks: September 2005 Archives 2005

  • American Family Physician has an article on the curious phenomena of 'psychogenic nonepileptic seizures'.

    Mind Hacks: September 2005 Archives 2005

  • Link to article on 'Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures' via BrainBlog.

    Mind Hacks: Psychological seizures 2005

  • Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures can be diagnosed when the person's behaviour suggests a seizure, but no brain disturbance is detected.

    Mind Hacks: September 2005 Archives 2005

  • Our results were obtained in nonepileptic brain tissue and provide evidence for the contribution of astrocytes in the initiation of seizure during SE.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Marta Gómez-Gonzalo et al. 2010

  • Astrocytes can thus play a key role in seizure initiation in a nonepileptic brain tissue and, in contrast to previous observations

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Marta Gómez-Gonzalo et al. 2010

  • Although her episodes were nonepileptic on an EEG tracing, they looked convincingly epileptic in person.

    Am J Psychiatry current issue K. Campanella 2010

  • Episodes of focal seizures can arise in a nonepileptic tissue due to genetic causes or as a consequence of various brain damage.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles Marta Gómez-Gonzalo et al. 2010

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