A disorder characterized by recurrent partial seizures marked by impairment of cognition. During the seizure the individual may experience a wide variety of psychic phenomenon including formed hallucinations, illusions, deja vu, intense emotional feelings, confusion, and spatial disorientation. Focal motor activity, sensory alterations and AUTOMATISM may also occur. Complex partial seizures often originate from foci in one or both temporal lobes. The etiology may be idiopathic (cryptogenic partial complex epilepsy) or occur as a secondary manifestation of a focal cortical lesion (symptomatic partial complex epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp317-8)

Annotation

do not confuse with EPILEPSY, SIMPLE PARTIAL see EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL

DUI

D017029 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0025874

Previous indexing

Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe (1979-1991)

History note

1992; use EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1977-1991; for EPILEPSY, PSYCHIC EQUIVALENT use EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1975-1991; for EPILEPSY, PSYCHOMOTOR use EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1964-1991

Public note

1992; see EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1977-1991; for EPILEPSY, PSYCHIC EQUIVALENT see EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1975-1991; for EPILEPSY, PSYCHOMOTOR see EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE 1964-1991