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partial seizure with secondary generalization (Jacksonian seizure)

A partial seizure, initially involving one part of the body which spreads to involve other parts of the body on the same side, then may progress to a generalized tonic-clonic (grand-mal) seizure.

General

partial seizure; focal seizure

References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1034-35
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999