TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Seizures and Status Epilepticus in Adults A1 - Mechem, C. Crawford A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Fitch, Michael T. A2 - Joing, Scott A. A2 - Wang, Vincent J. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e AB - A seizure is an episode of abnormal neurologic function caused by the inappropriate electrical discharge of brain neurons. Primary seizures are those without an identified specific cause. Secondary seizures result from another identifiable neurologic condition, such as a mass, head injury, or stroke (Table 145-1). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143143875 ER -