having the
form of epilepsy, a disorder of the
nervous system, usually characterized by fits of
convulsions that end with
loss of
consciousness.
resembling epilepsy, a disorder of the
nervous system characterized by a tendency to recurrent
seizures. During severe
seizures, the person goes
unconscious, and convulsive spasms of the muscles generally
cause him to cry out and
fall to the
ground (if he was
standing when the seizure started). The head is jerked towards one or the other shoulder, the breathing is for the
moment arrested, and then the whole
body is thrown into violent agitation, occasionally so great that bones are fractured or dislocated. The eyes
roll wildly, the teeth are gnashed together, the tongue and cheeks are often severely bitten and foam (often tinged with blood)
issues from the mouth.