Diseases

Complex Partial Epilepsy

A disorder characterized by recurrent partial seizures marked by impairment of cognition. During the seizure the individual may experience a wide variety of psychic phenomenon including formed hallucinations, illusions, deja vu, intense emotional feelings, confusion, and spatial disorientation. Focal motor activity, sensory alterations and AUTOMATISM may also occur. Complex partial seizures often originate from foci in one or both temporal lobes. The etiology may be idiopathic (cryptogenic partial complex epilepsy) or occur as a secondary manifestation of a focal cortical lesion (symptomatic partial complex epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp317-8)

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A disorder characterized by recurrent partial seizures marked by impairment of cognition. During the seizure the individual may experience a wide variety of psychic phenomenon including formed hallucinations, illusions, deja vu, intense emotional feelings, confusion, and spatial disorientation. Focal motor activity, sensory alterations and AUTOMATISM may also occur. Complex partial seizures often originate from foci in one or both temporal lobes. The etiology may be idiopathic (cryptogenic partial complex epilepsy) or occur as a secondary manifestation of a focal cortical lesion (symptomatic partial complex epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp317-8)

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15 entry terms
  • Complex Partial Seizure Disorder
  • Disorder, Complex Partial Seizures
  • Epilepsy, Complex Partial
  • Epilepsy, Psychic Equivalent
  • Epilepsy, Psychomotor
  • Seizure Disorder, Complex Partial
  • Partial Epilepsy, Complex
  • Psychic Equivalent Epilepsy
  • Psychomotor Epilepsy
  • Cryptogenic Partial Complex Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy, Cryptogenic, Partial Complex
  • Epilepsy, Symptomatic, Partial Complex
  • Partial Complex Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
  • Partial Complex Epilepsy, Symptomatic
  • Symptomatic Partial Complex Epilepsy

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not confuse with EPILEPSY, SIMPLE PARTIAL see EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL

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History Note

1992; use EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1977-1991; for EPILEPSY, PSYCHIC EQUIVALENT use EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1975-1991; for EPILEPSY, PSYCHOMOTOR use EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1964-1991

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  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe (1979-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Complex Partial Epilepsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017029. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017029
  2. Complex Partial Epilepsy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_partial_seizure
  3. Complex Partial Epilepsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895302