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epileptiform

epileptiform

9.8
Showing brain activity like that during a seizure
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪfɔrm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : epileptiforme
  • The doctor noted an epileptiform pattern on the EEG.

Examples

  • Certain medications can reduce epileptiform activity in people with epilepsy.

  • Researchers observed epileptiform patterns during the neurological examination.

  • The doctor noted epileptiform discharges on the patient's brain scan.

  • Patients with epileptiform activity may require further testing.

  • The doctor noted epileptiform discharges on the patient's brain scan.

  • Certain medications can reduce epileptiform activity in people with epilepsy.

  • Researchers observed epileptiform patterns during the neurological examination.

Synonyms

epileptic
vsepileptiform
  • Specialized
20 5.9

About the brain condition that causes seizures

is about patterns resembling individual seizure activity rather than the long term disorder
ictic
vsepileptiform
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to a seizure, often seen in epilepsy

is about patterns that resemble seizure activity rather than the seizure itself

How Violent

epileptiform
  • Specialized
9.8
convulsive
  • Specialized
2 7.7
spasmodic
2 8.1
jerky
48 4.3

Surface Forms

epileptiform positive

Morphology

epileptiform = epileptic (semi-transparent) = epilept + form

Formed from the adjective 'epileptic' plus the productive suffix '-form' meaning 'having the form of; resembling', but the combining stem 'epilept-' and the medical usage may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Epileptiform comes from epilepsy, a word from Greek that means 'to seize', and the ending -form means 'shape' or 'like'. So epileptiform means 'in the form of a seizure' or 'like epileptic activity', which is why doctors use it for brain patterns that look like seizures.