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🚫 Not epilepsy-related 🧑 A person without epilepsy ⚡ Seizure-like event
nonepileptic

nonepileptic

8.2
A sudden event that looks like a seizure but is not caused by abnormal brain signals
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈɛpɪlɛptɪk/
  • Specialized
: evento no epiléptico
  • It is important to distinguish between nonepileptic and epileptic seizures for proper treatment.

Examples

  • The neurologist determined that the patient had experienced a nonepileptic event rather than a true seizure.

  • Many patients experience nonepileptic episodes that mimic seizures.

  • After several tests, the episodes were classified as nonepileptic and not related to epilepsy.

  • Is this a nonepileptic event or a real seizure?

  • The neurologist determined that the patient had experienced a nonepileptic event rather than a true seizure.

  • After several tests, the episodes were classified as nonepileptic and not related to epilepsy.

  • It is important to distinguish between nonepileptic and epileptic seizures for proper treatment.

Antonyms

epileptic seizure
  • Specialized
4 4.4

A sudden time of shaking or loss of awareness caused by unusual brain activity

Surface Forms

nonepileptic singular
nonepileptics plural

Morphology

nonepileptic = epileptic (transparent) = non + epileptic

Formed by the negative prefix 'non-' plus 'epileptic' to indicate an episode not caused by epilepsy; the meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

Nonepileptic joins non- 'not' and epileptic ('seizure'), so a nonepileptic event is an episode that looks like a seizure but is not caused by epilepsy.