Jacksonian seizure
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Jacksonian 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 =… … Wikipedia
Jacksonian 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… … Medical dictionary
Jacksonian — may refer to:*Jacksonian Democrats, party faction *Jacksonian democracy, American political philosophy *Jacksonian seizure, in neurology … Wikipedia
Seizure 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 … Wikipedia
Seizure — 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 =… … Wikipedia
jacksonian — 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 … Medical dictionary
Seizure — 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… … Medical dictionary
Seizure, 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… … Medical dictionary
seizure — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
Epileptic seizure — Convulse redirects here. For Finnish death metal band, see Convulse (band). Seizure redirects here. For non epileptic seizures, see Non epileptic seizure. For other uses, see Seizure (disambiguation). Epileptic seizure Classification and external … Wikipedia
