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Record 1 2013-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

An epileptic attack characterized by an aura which is often a complex hallucination or perceptual illusion, indicating a temporal lobe origin, and by complex semipurposeful activities for which the patient later has no recollection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Crise épileptique généralisée (absence), ou partielle (le plus souvent du lobe temporal) se traduisant par une activité motrice involontaire, plus ou moins bien coordonnée et adaptée, au cours d'une état d'obnubilation mentale critique et qui ne laisse aucun souvenir.

OBS

crise épileptique psychomotrice : terme consacré par l'usage, mais déconseillé.

OBS

crise épileptique automatique : terme privilégié par le Comité des sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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