Jacksonian seizure

Jacksonian seizure
Seizures characteristic of certain forms of epilepsy.

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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

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