focal seizure

focal seizure

noun Pathology.
an epileptic manifestation arising from a localized anomaly in the brain, as a small tumor or scar, and usually involving a single motor or sensory mechanism but occasionally spreading to other areas and causing convulsions and loss of consciousness.
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focal seizure

noun
transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity 
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