Around 900 BC, Punarvasu Atreya described epilepsy as loss of consciousness; this definition was carried forward into the Ayurvedic text of Charaka Samhita (about 400 BC).
Sekitar 900 SM, Punarvasu Atreya mendeskripsikan epilepsi sebagai kondisi hilang kesadaran; definisi tersebut dipakai dalam naskah Ayurveda Charaka Samhita (sekitar 400 SM).