Meaning | epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance). |
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Synonym | focal epilepsy |
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Parts | focal seizure | transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity |
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Narrower | Jacksonian epilepsy | focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body |
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sensory epilepsy | focal epilepsy initiated by somatosensory phenomena |
Broader | epilepsy | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions |
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Spanish | epilepsia cortical |
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Catalan | epilèpsia cortical |
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