jacksonian seizure
1Jacksonian seizure — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Cortical homunculus (Motor homunculus is red, showing correspondence between body and brain.) DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|G|40|1|g|40 ICD9 = ICD9|345.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj =… …
2Jacksonian seizure — A form of epilepsy involving brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal electrical activity in a localized area of the brain. Seizures of this type typically cause no change in awareness or alertness. They are… …
3Jacksonian seizure — noun Seizures characteristic of certain forms of epilepsy …
4Jacksonian — may refer to:*Jacksonian Democrats, party faction *Jacksonian democracy, American political philosophy *Jacksonian seizure, in neurology …
5Seizure types — The numerous epileptic seizure types are most commonly defined and grouped according to the scheme proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) in 1981.[1] Distinguishing between seizure types is important since different types of …
6Seizure — MeshID = D012640 An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical neuronal activity, and is usually self limiting.cite journal author = Blume W, Lüders H, Mizrahi E, Tassinari C, van Emde Boas W, Engel J title =… …
7jacksonian — Described by John Hughlings Jackson. See j. epilepsy, j. seizure. * * * jack·so·ni·an jak sō nē ən adj, often cap of, relating to, associated with, or resembling Jacksonian epilepsy Jack·son jak sən John Hughlings (1835 1911) British neurologist …
8Seizure — Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce a physical convulsion, minor physical signs, thought disturbances, or a combination of symptoms. The type of symptoms and seizures depend on where the abnormal electrical activity… …
9Seizure, Jacksonian — A form of epilepsy involving brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal electrical activity in a localized area of the brain. Seizures of this type typically cause no change in awareness or alertness. They are… …
10seizure — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, abduction, abscess, access, accession, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, acute pain, adoption, affect epilepsy, ague, akinetic epilepsy, amok, anemia,… …
