posttraumatic epilepsy

Definitions of posttraumatic epilepsy
  1. noun
    a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury
    synonyms: traumatic epilepsy
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    type of:
    epilepsy
    a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
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