periictal

adj

1. (not-comparable)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.”

   “The relationship between PGES and periictal autonomic changes was evaluated, as well as its association with several clinical variables.”

   “Periictal bradycardia (heart rate less than the 2nd percentile for age) has been documented in 2% to 4% of monitored seizures.”

   “The continued inclusion of consciousness in the definition of seizures and epilepsy is related to the concerning clinical morbidity associated with global encephalopathy and altered perception during the ictal and periictal states.”