Sentences with word «ictal»

The post ictal phase, which follows the seizure, is usually of a variable length of time.

Involuntary jaw motion may bite you and in the period of post ictal disorientation the pet may not recognize you and may snap.

(Ictal means seizure.)

Dogs and cats that show unusually severe ictal or postictal periods should also begin medication - with dose and need periodically reevaluated thereafter.

The actual seizure event is called the «ictal period».

Ictal phase: This is the seizure itself, whereby the patient typically falls to the side with a loss of consciousness and his / her muscles contract spastically.

A scan obtained while a patient is having a seizure is called an ictal SPECT.

The words «ictal» and «ictus» pertain to the seizure itself.

The Post Ictus / Ictal — This is the stage after the seizure.

This is known as the «ictal» phase and is best described as active seizure.

The second phase to a seizure is the ictal phase.