epileptic attack
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According to three female authors axe murderer Lizzie Borden butchered her family because "her period coincided with an epileptic attack"
From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2020
During a grand mal epileptic attack the cortex is engulfed in hyper-synchronized spiking activity; that is to say, massive amounts of cations flow into cells and the patient quickly loses consciousness.
From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2015
I considered an epileptic attack, to gain time, and sympathy.
From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2012
In some, this delirium of energy breaks out suddenly like an epileptic attack, which it resembles in its brevity and intensity.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina
The elements of an epileptic attack may be extended, and thereby be made less intense, though not less distressing.
From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George
