HyperDic: cortical_epilepsy

English > 1 sense of the expression cortical epilepsy:
NOUNstatecortical epilepsy, focal epilepsyepilepsy 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)
English > cortical epilepsy: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningepilepsy 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).
Synonymfocal epilepsy
Partsfocal seizuretransitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
NarrowerJacksonian epilepsyfocal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body
sensory epilepsyfocal epilepsy initiated by somatosensory phenomena
BroaderepilepsyA disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
Spanishepilepsia cortical
Catalanepilèpsia cortical

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