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.
Related terms
* Post-dictal (synonym)
*preictal
*interictal
*ictal