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Postictal state

The postictal state is the altered state of consciousness after an epileptic seizure. It usually lasts between 5 and 30 minutes, but sometimes longer in the case of larger or more severe seizures, and is characterized by drowsiness, confusion, nausea, hypertension, headache or migraine, and other disorienting symptoms.

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Postictal state

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples17
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
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Postictal state

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related to Active inhibition · 7
Postictal state → Evidence, GABA, Inhibitory, IPSPs, It, Leftover, Opioid
related to Signs and symptoms · 6
Postictal state → At, Commonly, Jerome Engel, One, Postictal, The
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Postictal state → altered state of consciousness after an epileptic seizure

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seizure seizures postictal state following epilepsy symptoms period interictal ictal also may brain refers headache eeg stroke cerebral opioid metabolism

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Postictal stateis aaltered state of consciousness after an epileptic seizure0.90text
a seizureinstance ofor headache.Ictal period refers to a physiologic state or event0.80text
strokeinstance ofor headache.Ictal period refers to a physiologic state or event0.80text
or headacheinstance ofor headache.Ictal period refers to a physiologic state or event0.80text
Postictal staterelated to Active inhibitionIt0.60section
Postictal staterelated to Active inhibitionOpioid0.60section
Postictal staterelated to Active inhibitionEvidence0.60section
Postictal staterelated to Active inhibitionLeftover0.60section
Postictal staterelated to Active inhibitionInhibitory0.60section
Postictal staterelated to Active inhibitionGABA0.60section
Postictal staterelated to Active inhibitionIPSPs0.60section
Postictal staterelated to Signs and symptomsJerome Engel0.60section

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