Abstract
“Partial” or “localization-related” seizures are those whose initial clinical and electroencephalographic manifestations indicate activation of a system of neurons limited to part of one cerebral hemisphere.6“Complex” partial seizures are those in which consciousness is impaired. For this purpose consciousness has been defined as “that integrating activity by which Man grasps the totality of his phenomenal field”. 7The often difficult clinical assessment of consciousness has impaired somewhat the value of this distinction as receptive or expressive dysphasia, apraxia, distraction and amnesia may all appear to represent impaired consciousness but occur in a patient who is otherwise aware of his environment. Cardinal symptoms of complex partial seizures are presented in Table 1.
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Blume, W.T. (2002). Complex Partial Seizures. In: Burnham, W.M., Carlen, P.L., Hwang, P.A. (eds) Intractable Seizures. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 497. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1335-3_2
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