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June 19, 2013

Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Glossary of Terms

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Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Absence seizure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acquired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acute: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Analysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anesthesia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Arms: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atonic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain lesions: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cerebral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cerebral cortex: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clonic seizure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Complication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computed tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Congenital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contraction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contraindication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Contrast: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Corpus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Corpus callosotomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cortex: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cortical: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cranium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cyanosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilatation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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EEG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Encephalitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epilepsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

fMRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Focal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gestation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Grand mal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hoarseness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hydrocephalus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Implant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Implantation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indication: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intracranial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intractable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Labor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Leg: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lesion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lips: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lobe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lobectomy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Memory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Meningitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mesial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Motor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neurological: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neurosurgeon: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Occipital: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Olfactory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Operation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Paralysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pediatric: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Petit mal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Positron emission tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Posterior: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Referral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Refractory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sclerosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Seizure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Seizure disorders: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Skull: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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SPECT: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Status epilepticus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stomach: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Subdural: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Surgery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sweating: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Temporal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Temporal lobe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trauma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Twitching: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vagus nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Viable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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