This chapter is not an exhaustive or authoritative list of all
diseases and obsolete medical terms. Further, the author is not
a medical professional and the information contained within this
chapter is not for medical use. This chapter is intended to help
genealogists understand medical conditions, illnesses, etc. that
affected our ancestors.
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A disorder of the nervous system, characterized
either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness or by severe
convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal). Synonyms: falling sickness, fits.
