TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 3. Seizures and Epilepsy A1 - Carney, Paul R. A1 - Geyer, James D. A2 - Carney, Paul R. A2 - Geyer, James D. PY - 2010 T2 - Pediatric Practice: Neurology AB - A general simplified definition of a seizure is a sudden temporary change in brain function caused by an abnormal rhythmic electrical discharge. Epilepsy is, simply put, a state of recurrent seizure activity. The mechanism whereby a seizure turns into epilepsy, a process known as epileptogenesis, is controversial. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6650205 ER -