TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Seizures A1 - Dunford, John A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2016 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam AB - A seizure is a brief episode of abnormal, excessive, synchronous, cerebral neuronal activity that results in an alteration of motor function, sensation, behavior, or consciousness. Epilepsy is a syndrome of recurrent seizures without an underlying etiology. Seizures occur more frequently in children and in the elderly. There is a 5%–10% incidence of seizure activity by the age of 80 and if you have a single seizure, your chance of having another is 40%–50%. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/11 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135739072 ER -