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periictal

periictal adjective: of or pertaining to the time around a seizure episode.

Adjective

periictal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the time around a seizure episode.
    • 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.2000, Thomas R. Henry, John S. Duncan, Samuel F. Berkovic, Functional Imaging in the Epilepsies
    • The relationship between PGES and periictal autonomic changes was evaluated, as well as its association with several clinical variables.2013, Central Nervous System Diseases—Advances in Research and Treatment: 2013 Edition, Scholarly Editions, →ISBN, page 8

Forms of periictal

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Questions about periictal

What does periictal mean?
Periictal means of or pertaining to the time around a seizure episode.
What part of speech is periictal?
Periictal is an adjective.

Words near periictal in the dictionary

  1. perihippocampal
  2. perihydro
  3. perihydroxylated
  4. perihypoglossal
  5. perihypothalamic
  6. periictal
  7. periimplant
  8. periimplantation
  9. periimplantational
  10. periimplantitis
  11. periinfarct

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