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EPILEPSIE TEMPORALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- temporal lobe epilepsy
1, record 1, English, temporal%20lobe%20epilepsy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TLE 2, record 1, English, TLE
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- temporal epilepsy 3, record 1, English, temporal%20epilepsy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any type of partial epilepsy in which the causative neuronal discharge involves all or part of the temporal lobe. 3, record 1, English, - temporal%20lobe%20epilepsy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épilepsie du lobe temporal
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pilepsie%20du%20lobe%20temporal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ÉLT 1, record 1, French, %C3%89LT
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- épilepsie temporale 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9pilepsie%20temporale
correct, feminine noun
- ÉT 3, record 1, French, %C3%89T
feminine noun
- ÉT 3, record 1, French, %C3%89T
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme d’épilepsie partielle à sémiologie sensorielle, motrice, psychique, psychosensorielle ou psychomotrice, au cours de laquelle la décharge neuronique ou la lésion qui provoque les crises intéresse partiellement ou totalement le lobe temporal. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pilepsie%20du%20lobe%20temporal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chercheurs ont remarqué un dysfonctionnement des canaux potassium exclusif aux individus atteints d’ÉT. Chez le patient atteint d’ÉT, ces canaux potassium sont beaucoup moins nombreux au niveau des synapses des neurones de l’hippocampe qu’ils ne le sont en cas normal. De plus, une partie des canaux restants sont bouchés par des molécules synthétisées par les neurones eux-mêmes [...] À cause de cette déficience des canaux potassium, les neurones sont excités plus longtemps et plus aptes à faire passer un signal. On les dit en état d’hyper-excitabilité. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pilepsie%20du%20lobe%20temporal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mesial temporal sclerosis
1, record 2, English, mesial%20temporal%20sclerosis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hippocampal sclerosis 2, record 2, English, hippocampal%20sclerosis
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loss of neurons in the hippocampal region with gliosis, sometimes seen with epilepsy. 2, record 2, English, - mesial%20temporal%20sclerosis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sclérose temporale mésiale
1, record 2, French, scl%C3%A9rose%20temporale%20m%C3%A9siale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'épilepsie temporale causée par une sclérose temporale mésiale, l'atrophie de l'hippocampe est l'anomalie la plus fréquemment rencontrée [...] 1, record 2, French, - scl%C3%A9rose%20temporale%20m%C3%A9siale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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