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nouna disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsionstype of:
Definition that contains epilepsy
- akinetic epilepsy epilepsy characterized by akinesia
- lafora's disease epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
- myoclonus epilepsy epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin
- epilepsia minor epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- petit mal epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- petit mal epilepsy epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
- psychomotor epilepsy epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations
- temporal lobe epilepsy epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations
- procursive epilepsy epilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or running
- cortical epilepsy epilepsy in which the attacks begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)