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seizure
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seizure
Pathol a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion

seizure [′sē·zhər]
(medicine)
The sudden onset or recurrence of a disease or an attack.
Specifically, an epileptic attack, fit, or convulsion.


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For instance, I learned the only white-collar workers who take the bus are people who have recent DUI convictions, people with medical conditions, such as grand mal seizures, or people who are crazy.
An 11-year-old boy came to our outpatient department with complaints of an intermittent low-grade fever of 4 months' duration, two episodes of grand mal seizure during the preceding 3 months, and a bilateral nasal obstruction that had gradually worsened over the preceding 2 months.
On December 21, 1990, Jeff Schmalz, an assistant national editor at The New York Times, had a grand mal seizure in the paper's newsroom.
 
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