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Reflex seizure

HP:0020207

What it means

Seizures precipitated by exogenous stimuli.

Included in 2001 ILAE Proposed Classification of Seizures. Seizures precipitated by fever, head injury, or alcohol withdrawal or anti-epileptic medication withdrawal are not provoked seizures.

Part of the broader category

Reflex seizure

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