epilepsy

Converse of object

• generalize: This paper describes a group of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy of adult onset.
• diagnose: The difficulties of diagnosing epilepsy Epilepsy can be difficult to diagnose in anyone.
• underlie: Modern MRI will frequently reveal the abnormality underlying the epilepsy.

Preposition: with

• spike: Abnormal neuroimaging in patients with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes.

Adjective modifier

• photosensitive: People with photosensitive epilepsy should consider limiting the time they spend watching TV or computer monitors.
• myoclonic: The teams studied the genetic make-up of the members of 44 families where at least one member of the family had juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.
• refractory: Refractory epilepsy may cause difficulty in a number of areas described in the previous chapter.
• intractable: The researchers identified three factors that increase the risk of having intractable epilepsy.
• temporal: They also found that patients who had temporal lobe epilepsy had a massive loss of cells around the hippocampus.
• catamenial: Woolley also commented on the research from the perspective of catamenial epilepsy, a seizure pattern linked to a women's menstrual cycle.

Modifies a noun

• misdiagnosis: Alexander Harris Solicitors Home » News » High Court approve epilepsy misdiagnosis compensation claims Jump to navigation.
• syndrome: Cognitive or developmental plateau or regression is well recognized at the onset of certain of the more severe early epilepsy syndromes.
• sufferer: Please note: The Electric Shock Lie Detector is not suitable for epilepsy sufferers or pacemaker wearers.
• helpline: The epilepsy helpline is open Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm on: 01494 601 400.
• surgery: Trials in which epilepsy surgery was the comparator were excluded.
• medication: Your epilepsy medication may affect your folic acid needs.

Noun used with modifier

• lobe: They also found that patients who had temporal lobe epilepsy had a massive loss of cells around the hippocampus.
• childhood: The authors conclude that the outcome of childhood epilepsy is closely related to its early course.
• absence: Epilepsy in children Investigating the causes of childhood absence epilepsy.
• onset: This is particularly true of the early onset epilepsy syndromes, both those that are focal and those that are generalized in onset.