postictal drowsiness. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Throughout, Fera said she was in what is known as a postictal state -- a drowsy, confused condition when the brain recovers from a seizure. From Wordnik.com. [timesunion.com: Local Breaking News] Reference
In some children, seizures are shorter, or the postictal state is less disabling; some seizures can be aborted by activation of the VNS during the aura. From Wordnik.com. [Pediatric Regional Epilepsy Program Services] Reference
Aberrant behavior and psychopathology associated with seizure disorders that most often lead to neuropsychiatrie intervention occur during preictal, postictal, and interictal periods, rather than during the seizure itself. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
The memory loss consists of two parts: (1) a fully recoverable retrograde amnesia for events preceding the first treatment, with the patient exhibiting a gradient of severity more pronounced for recent than remote events; and (2) an anterograde amnesia for events occurring after the patient awakens from treatment, which is permanent because it results from failure to consolidate new memories during several postictal hours. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
During systemic and mental status examinations, particular attention should be given to signs of drug or alcohol intoxication; tattoos; needle-tracks; motorcycle-gang style of dress; agitation; pacing; muscle-clenching; menacing gait, threatening gestures; anger or irritability; and rapidity or pressure of speech; revengeful, jealous, or threatening thought content; delusions of persecution particularly of being poisoned; alterations of consciousness; automatisms; or postictal delirious behavior. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
Pt is unconscious (postictal status) responding to painful stimuli. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Pt is unconscious (postictal status) poorly responding to painful stimuli. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The largest improvements in quality of life were increased alertness, decreased postictal impairment, decreases in seizure clusters, and improved mood. From Wordnik.com. [MyDepressionSpace.com] Reference
Patient may experience an aura prior to the event and may exhibit focal or tonic-clonic seizure activity; patient will recover more gradually from seizure (postictal). From Wordnik.com. [EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News] Reference
Delirium, ictal or postictal state, intoxication. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
Dysphasia, postictal, 239t. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
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