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EPILEPTIC AURA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- psychomotor seizure
1, record 1, English, psychomotor%20seizure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - psychomotor%20seizure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crise épileptique automatique
1, record 1, French, crise%20%C3%A9pileptique%20automatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crise épileptique psychomotrice 2, record 1, French, crise%20%C3%A9pileptique%20psychomotrice
correct, feminine noun
- crise psychomotrice 2, record 1, French, crise%20psychomotrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - crise%20%C3%A9pileptique%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crise épileptique psychomotrice : terme consacré par l'usage, mais déconseillé. 2, record 1, French, - crise%20%C3%A9pileptique%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crise épileptique automatique : terme privilégié par le Comité des sémiologie médicale. 3, record 1, French, - crise%20%C3%A9pileptique%20automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epileptic aura
1, record 2, English, epileptic%20aura
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A psychic, motor or sensory warning which some people experience before the onset of a seizure. 2, record 2, English, - epileptic%20aura
Record 2, Key term(s)
- aura
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aura épileptique
1, record 2, French, aura%20%C3%A9pileptique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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