Epilepsy
The medical term for a group of neurologic disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures is epilepsy.
The common term for these disorders is epilepsy. One person in history that is said to be affected by seizures is the Roman Emperor Caesar.
Epilepsy
panic disorders
Epilepsy is a disorder affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by recurrent seizures.
Alternating hemiplegia is a very rare condition characterized by recurrent episodes of temporary paralysis.
It is an eating disorder.it is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by abnormal compensatory behavior such as self-induced vomating
These sound like the characteristics of anxiety disorders. A sudden and unpredictable episode of distress is more commonly referred to as a panic attack.
An episode refers to a specific occurrence or manifestation of symptoms, such as a depressive episode in depression. A disorder is a broader term that refers to a pattern of symptoms and behaviors that cause distress or impairment in functioning, such as major depressive disorder. In other words, an episode is a single event within a disorder.
Mental disorders can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional. Suicidal ideation or attempts is seen in several mental disorders, not only in borderline personality disorder. Also, depressive episodes do not occur only in bipolar disorder.
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA), emotional lability, labile affect or emotional incontinencerefers to a neurologic disorder characterized by involuntary crying or uncontrollable episodes of crying and/or laughing, or other emotional displays..............individual exhibits episodes of laughter and/or crying without an apparent motivating stimulus or in response to stimuli..
Bipolar II Disorder (Recurrent Major Depressive Episodes With Hypomanic Episodes) Source http://www.psychiatryonline.com/content.aspx?aID=2585&searchStr=bipolar+ii+disorder