Usage Note
Épileptique serves as both adjective (une crise épileptique — an epileptic seizure) and noun (un/une épileptique — a person with epilepsy). The same form covers masculine and feminine. The underlying condition is l'épilepsie (f), and a seizure is une crise d'épilepsie.
Examples
"Il a eu une crise épileptique en classe."
Natural Translation
He had an epileptic seizure in class.

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