ictal, a. Med.
(ˈɪktəl)
[f. ictus + -al.]
Of, pertaining to, or caused by an ictus (sense 2 c).
| 1950 Penfield & Rasmussen Cerebral Cortex of Man ix. 161 The ictal paralysis of normal function passes over into postictal paralysis. 1968 Schmidt & Wilder Epilepsy ii. 35 Ictal emotional experience is frequent among patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. |