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EPILEPSIE PROVOQUEE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- provoked epilepsy
1, record 1, English, provoked%20epilepsy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... epilepsy in which a specific systemic or environmental factor is the predominant cause of the seizures and in which there are no gross causative neuroanatomical or neuropathological changes. 2, record 1, English, - provoked%20epilepsy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some "provoked epilepsies" will have a genetic basis and some an acquired basis. The reflex epilepsies are included in this category ... as well as the epilepsies with a marked seizure precipitant. 2, record 1, English, - provoked%20epilepsy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épilepsie provoquée
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pilepsie%20provoqu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quelques fois une quatrième forme [d’épilepsie] peut être rencontrée, l'épilepsie provoquée. Celle-ci est déclenchée par un évènement extérieur(comme par exemple la lumière), elle peut être acquise ou innée, mais ne possède pas de cause neuroanatomique ou neuropathologique [...] 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pilepsie%20provoqu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epileptiform amaurosis
1, record 2, English, epileptiform%20amaurosis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sudden amaurosis characterized by dilation of the retinal veins. 1, record 2, English, - epileptiform%20amaurosis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
considered by some to be epileptic in nature. 1, record 2, English, - epileptiform%20amaurosis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amaurose épileptiforme
1, record 2, French, amaurose%20%C3%A9pileptiforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- amaurose épileptoïde 1, record 2, French, amaurose%20%C3%A9pilepto%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amaurose provoquée par une crise d’épilepsie. 1, record 2, French, - amaurose%20%C3%A9pileptiforme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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