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A subtype of this condition initially presents with symptoms triggered by a high fever before one year of age and is known as Dravet syndrome. A symptom of this condition may begin in a small area before spreading outward in a “Jacksonian march” and is associated with spike-and-wave discharges. Patients with this condition can enter a postictal state, including those who experience a symptom classified as tonic–clonic. (10[1])Like with migraines, the major symptom of this condition may be preceded by unusual sensory perceptions known as auras. This disease is characterized by instances of an event caused by bursts of electrical activity in the brain, which can lead to uncontrollable convulsions. For 10 points, name this condition in which patients have recurring seizures. ■END■

ANSWER: epilepsy [accept Dravet syndrome until read; accept severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy or SMEI; accept epileptic seizures; prompt on seizures or focal seizures or tonic–clonic seizures until “seizures” is read]
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