Periictal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Periictal is an adjective meaning (medicine) Of or pertaining to the time around a seizure episode.
Meaning
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the time around a seizure episode.
Example Sentences
Periictal bradycardia (heart rate less than the 2nd percentile for age) has been documented in 2% to 4% of monitored seizures.
The relationship between PGES and periictal autonomic changes was evaluated, as well as its association with several clinical variables.
It does not require any of the elaborate video-EEG monitor unit facilities required for periictal studies, but the concurrent performance of an EEG recording during the injection to ensure that it is truly interictal is desirable.
The continued inclusion of consciousness in the definition of seizures and epilepsy is related to the concerning clinical morbidity associated with global encephalopathy and altered perception during the ictal and periictal states.
Word Forms
- peri-ictal
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include postictal, ictal, epileptiform, epileptogenous, epileptic, seizural.
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