Epilepsy, Complex Partial
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)
Year introduced: 1992
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Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.490.360.260
MeSH Unique ID: D017029
Entry Terms:
- Partial Epilepsy, Complex
- Epilepsy, Psychomotor
- Psychomotor Epilepsy
- Seizure Disorder, Complex Partial
- Epilepsy, Psychic Equivalent
- Psychic Equivalent Epilepsy
- Complex Partial Epilepsy
- Complex Partial Seizure Disorder
- Disorder, Complex Partial Seizures
- Cryptogenic Partial Complex Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, Cryptogenic, Partial Complex
- Partial Complex Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
- Epilepsy, Symptomatic, Partial Complex
- Symptomatic Partial Complex Epilepsy
- Partial Complex Epilepsy, Symptomatic
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