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epileptic Definition

epi·lep·tic (ep′ə lep′tik)

adjective

  1. of, like, or having the nature of epilepsy
  2. having epilepsy

Etymology: Fr épileptique < L epilepticus < Gr epilēptikos

noun

a person who has epilepsy

epileptic Related Forms
ep′i·lep′·ti·cally adverb
epileptic Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: I became epileptic at the age of 41 ( in August 2003 I became 50 ).
  • know: A 6 year old known epileptic was admitted in status epilepticus following an extended period of poor compliance.
  • have: All the guys are very talented and seeing them have epileptic fits along to their music for the camera was a treat.
  • diagnose: During her last Christmas, in 2001, the fits began and she was diagnosed epileptic.

Adjective modifier

  • temporal: Temporal lobe epileptics were more likely to undergo multiple religious conversions.
  • non: If they are non epileptic they can be exactly the same as epileptic seizures so the tongue biting happens in both forms of seizure.

Modifies a noun

  • seizure: Unlike epileptic seizures they are not caused by changes in brain activity.
  • convulsion: In December 1995 whilst at work one day I had 2 epileptic convulsions in the space of 5 minutes.
  • encephalopathies: Certain epileptic encephalopathies show marked diurnal variation in seizure manifestation and electrographic activity.
  • fit: In 1983 I had 2 epileptic fits - for no known reason.
  • syndrome: Studies of outcome should be encouraged to classify all reported cases according to epileptic syndrome rather than seizure type.
  • discharge: The main kinds of focal epileptic discharge are illustrated in the diagram below.

Modifying Another Word

  • also: Last week we took on a Springer Spaniel from Ireland who was also epileptic.
  • chronically: Back to top Cellular mechanisms in chronically epileptic tissue.
  • even: Occasionally, some individuals say they have blurred vision, feelings of unreality, faints, blackouts or even epileptic fits.

Noun used with modifier

  • lobe: Temporal lobe epileptics were more likely to undergo multiple religious conversions.
  • childhood: The Felbamate Study Group in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome ( 1993 ) Efficacy of felbamate in childhood epileptic encephalopathy ( Lennox-Gastaut syndrome ).
  • status: Similarly improved drugs for the control of epilepsy has decreased the hazards of status epileptics.
  • anti-: Drugs to treat epilepsy are called anti-epileptics or anti- epileptic medicines.

Preposition: in

  • origin: All seizures are not epileptic in origin and a single isolated seizure should not result in a diagnosis of epilepsy.