| NOUN | state | focal epilepsy, cortical epilepsy | 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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| 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 | cortical epilepsy | |
| Parts | focal seizure | transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity |
| Narrower | Jacksonian epilepsy | focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body |
| sensory epilepsy | focal epilepsy initiated by somatosensory phenomena | |
| Broader | epilepsy | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions |
| Spanish | epilepsia cortical | |
| Catalan | epilèpsia cortical | |
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