epileptoid
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Sturge-Weber babies are not the only ones who suffer epileptoid seizures of this type.
From Time Magazine Archive
In most cases the dancing has tended more to a species of 'jumping,' and—although this may be due to more careful observation—has been accompanied by actions of a clearly epileptoid nature.
From Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Cohen, Chapman
Sombre and disquieting ideas are in the foreground; the most esteemed states of mind, bearing the most respectable names, are epileptoid; the diet is so regulated as to engender morbid symptoms and over-stimulate the nerves.
From The Antichrist by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
The case of which there might be most doubt, on account of its suggesting so strongly an epileptoid seizure, was the case of M. Ratisbonne.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
At some future time I hope to take up the epileptoid convulsions and show their relationship and variation from that of the mechanism of essential epilepsy.
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
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