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)

Descriptor ID	D017029
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.490.360.260
Concept/Terms	Epilepsy, Complex Partial Epilepsy, Complex Partial Partial Epilepsy, Complex Complex Partial Seizure Disorder Seizure Disorder, Complex Partial Epilepsy, Psychic Equivalent Psychic Equivalent Epilepsy Epilepsy, Psychomotor Psychomotor Epilepsy Complex Partial Epilepsy Disorder, Complex Partial Seizures Epilepsy, Symptomatic, Partial Complex Epilepsy, Symptomatic, Partial Complex Symptomatic Partial Complex Epilepsy Partial Complex Epilepsy, Symptomatic Cryptogenic Partial Complex Epilepsy Cryptogenic Partial Complex Epilepsy Partial Complex Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic, Partial Complex

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