A seizure or convulsion was a condition that rendered a person unconscious and caused muscle spasms.
In 2266, a teenage boy suffering from the effects of the life prolongation project had a seizure as the landing party observed him. (TOS: "Miri")
In 2364, Kunivas went into convulsions just prior to his death. (TNG: "Heart of Glory")
Also that year, a worried Jenice Manheim reported to the USS Enterprise-D that her husband Paul was having convulsions. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")
In 2366, Doctor Beverly Crusher told Tam Elbrun that his brain activity suggested he was coming out of a fugue or a seizure. (TNG: "Tin Man")
In 2370, Dr. Julian Bashir discussed Elim Garak's odd behavior at lunch in the replimat with Jadzia Dax, saying he thought the Cardassian was going to have a seizure. (DS9: "The Wire")
In 2377, Harry Kim faked a seizure to see The Doctor in Seven of Nine's body while she was imprisoned by the Lokirrim. (VOY: "Body and Soul")
Seizure-Inducing Conditions and Devices[]
- Amanita muscaria (VOY: "Heroes and Demons")
- Andronesian encephalitis (ENT: "Singularity")
- Cortical fluctuation (ENT: "The Aenar")
- Forrester-Trent syndrome (TNG: "Bloodlines")
- life prolongation project (TOS: "Miri")
- Light (VOY: "Repression")
- Neurolytic restraint (ENT: "Borderland")
- Rage virus (LD: "Second Contact")
In addition, epilepsy, a disorder which also causes seizures, is mentioned on a possibly unseen form from ENT: "Carpenter Street".
Known Anti-Convulsants[]
- Hyperzine (DS9: "The Wire")
- Tricordrazine (TNG: "Shades of Gray")