Period of uncontrolled, excessive electrical activity in the brain. Symptoms and effects vary according to type of seizure and its location in the brain. See: epilepsy; febrile seizure; partial seizure.
SEIZURE: "The child had a massive seizure."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SEIZURE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/seizure/ (accessed April 20, 2021).
