1. resembling or characteristic of epilepsy; having symptoms similar to those of epilepsy but not caused by the same underlying condition
Usage: medical/technical term; often used to describe seizure-like episodes of non-epileptic origin

Examples

• The patient experienced epileptoid symptoms that were later diagnosed as psychogenic rather than neurological.
• Epileptoid movements can occur in conditions unrelated to epilepsy.
• The neurologist noted that the seizure activity appeared epileptoid but required further testing to confirm the diagnosis.
• Some metabolic disorders can produce epileptoid manifestations.
• The distinction between true epilepsy and epileptoid phenomena is important for proper treatment.