Seizures A temporary series of uncontrollable muscle spasms brought on by unusual electrical activity in the brain. Also known as convulsion, clonic seizure, or tonic-clonic seizure. A seizure is characterized by a sudden episode of un- controllable...

The seizure of drugs is a salient consequence of a variety of U.S. enforcement programs, but particularly of interdiction. It provides evidence that the U.S. criminal-justice system is imposing costs on drug distribution. A large seizure offers the...

A sudden, temporally restricted, involuntary change in behaviour, caused by abnormal electrical discharge of neurons in the central nervous system, and characterized by alterations in motor activity or CONSCIOUSNESS. The precise symptoms depend on the...

A convulsion is a sudden, quite violent, involuntary contraction of the skeletal MUSCLES. Convulsions are often described as being TONIC or CLONIC. They may be present during epileptic seizures (see EPILEPSY) and are often seen, in rodents, immediately...

A seizure is a temporary abnormal electro-physiologic phenomenon of the brain, resulting in abnormal synchronization of electrical neuronal activity. It can manifest as an alteration in mental state, tonic or clonic movements, convulsions, and various...

A seizure is like a little storm in the brain's electrical system, and the resulting symptoms can range from a few minutes' blank stare to a full-scale collapse and loss of consciousness.It's not all that rare for a usually healthy person to have a seizure,...

Colombia's navy made the largest drug seizure in the nation's history when it uncovered up to 27 tons of cocaine buried along the Pacific coast, the defense minister said Monday.The cocaine, with a wholesale value of more than $500 million, was found Sunday buried in...

When children suffer life-threatening seizures, doctors have minutes to decide which of two drugs to use to try to save them _ with no good research on which works better.Eleven hospitals around the country are beginning a special study to finally answer that question: A...

Chief Justice John Roberts suffered a seizure at his summer home in Maine on Monday, causing a fall that resulted in minor scrapes, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.He will remain in a hospital in Maine overnight."It's my understanding he's fully recovered, said Christopher Burke,...