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Seizure
1) A sudden attack (as of disease); especially: the physical manifestations (as convulsions, sensory disturbances, or loss of consciousness) resulting from abnormal electrical discharges in the brain (as in epilepsy).
2) An abnormal electrical discharge in the brain.
3) Convulsions; sudden, involuntary movements of the muscles.
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