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Epileptic vs Postictal - What's the difference?

epileptic | postictal |

As adjectives the difference between epileptic and postictal

is that epileptic is of or relating to epilepsy while postictal is occurring after an epileptic seizure.

As a noun epileptic

is a person who has epilepsy.

epileptic

English

Alternative forms

* epileptick (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or relating to epilepsy.
  • Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has epilepsy.
  • (archaic) A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.
  • postictal

    English

    Adjective

    (Ictal) (-)
  • (medical) Occurring after an epileptic seizure.