capilliform

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They vary in degree from twitching or subsultus affecting particular muscles, as of the eyes, the face, a limb, etc., to general epileptiform convulsions with loss of consciousness.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

If too large a dose of apiol be taken it will cause headache, giddiness, staggering, and deafness; and if going still further, it will induce epileptiform convulsions.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Trigeminal Neuralgia.—A severe form of epileptiform neuralgia occurs in the branches of the fifth nerve, and is one of the most painful affections to which human flesh is liable.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

In a strong man, 25 years of age, whose internal organs were found to be healthy, short epileptiform attacks occurred, in one of which death took place.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

He also notices the slight epileptiform attack, although he adds that he is not "pretending to speak medically."

From Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research by Sage, Michael