Diseases

Partial Sensory Epilepsy

A disorder characterized by recurrent focal onset seizures which have sensory (i.e., olfactory, visual, tactile, gustatory, or auditory) manifestations. Partial seizures that feature alterations of consciousness are referred to as complex partial seizures (EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL).

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Abstract

A disorder characterized by recurrent focal onset seizures which have sensory (i.e., olfactory, visual, tactile, gustatory, or auditory) manifestations. Partial seizures that feature alterations of consciousness are referred to as complex partial seizures (EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL).

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  • Epilepsy, Partial, Sensory
  • Focal Seizure Disorder, Sensory
  • Partial Epilepsy, Sensory
  • Seizure Disorder, Partial, Sensory
  • Seizure Disorder, Sensory
  • Seizure Disorder, Sensory, Focal
  • Sensory Focal Seizure Disorder
  • Sensory Partial Seizure Disorder
  • Sensory Seizure Disorder
  • Epilepsy, Sensory Partial
  • Seizure Disorders, Sensory
  • Sensory Partial Epilepsy
  • Sensory Seizure Disorders
  • Focal Sensory Seizure
  • Gustatory Partial Seizure
  • Olfactory Partial Seizure
  • Partial Sensory Seizure
  • Seizures, Simple Partial, Special Sensory Symptoms
  • Sensory Epilepsy
  • Simple Partial Seizures, Special Sensory Symptoms
  • Vertiginous Partial Seizure
  • Visual Partial Seizure
  • Epilepsy, Sensory
  • Focal Sensory Seizures
  • Gustatory Partial Seizures
  • Olfactory Partial Seizures
  • Partial Seizure, Gustatory
  • Partial Seizure, Olfactory
  • Partial Seizure, Vertiginous
  • Partial Seizure, Visual
  • Partial Seizures, Gustatory
  • Partial Seizures, Olfactory
  • Partial Seizures, Vertiginous
  • Partial Seizures, Visual
  • Partial Sensory Seizures
  • Seizure, Focal Sensory
  • Seizure, Gustatory Partial
  • Seizure, Olfactory Partial
  • Seizure, Partial Sensory
  • Seizure, Vertiginous Partial
  • Seizure, Visual Partial
  • Seizures, Focal Sensory
  • Seizures, Olfactory Partial
  • Seizures, Partial Sensory
  • Seizures, Vertiginous Partial
  • Sensory Seizure, Focal
  • Sensory Seizure, Partial
  • Sensory Seizures, Focal
  • Sensory Seizures, Partial
  • Vertiginous Partial Seizures
  • Visual Partial Seizures

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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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2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Epilepsies, Partial (1977-1999)
  • Epilepsy (1966-1976)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Partial Sensory Epilepsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020937. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020937
  2. Partial Sensory Epilepsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555382