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Epilepsy glossary - M
Midazolam – a type of medication that is given to someone in status epilepticus to stop the seizures. Buccal means it is given into the mouth between the teeth and the cheek.
Monotherapy – when a person is taking a single drug on its own. See polytherapy.
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) - a type of scan that uses strong magnetic fields to make up pictures of the inside of the body. MRIs are often done to help diagnose epilepsy because some people have a physical cause in their brain for the seizures starting (symptomatic epilepsy).
Myoclonic seizure – a type of generalised seizure where just part of the body (for example, a leg or arm) suddenly jerks (myo = muscle, clonic = jerk). Myoclonic jerks often happen in clusters (several happening in a row) and often early in the morning.
