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focal epilepsy

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Noun1.focal 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)
cortical epilepsy
epilepsy - a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
focal seizure - transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
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


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This procedure may be performed in individuals who have focal epilepsy, where the site of seizure generation is in a single, well-identified area that can be excised without major risk of neurological deficits.
Epilepsy research crucial to care by McIntosh, Anne / Australian Nursing Journal
For patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy, surgery is an increasingly common alternative and MEG is proving useful for locating epileptogenic zones in relation to other functionally important areas of the brain.
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Edwards' research with epilepsy patients has determined a measurement of marginal predictability (MP) of seizure onset derived from scalp electroencephalogram recordings; further, they determined significant, consistent changes in MP several tens of minutes prior to a seizure in patients with focal epilepsy.
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