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Focal impaired awareness verbal automatism seizure

MedGen UID:
1712187
•Concept ID:
C5397929
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0032924

Definition

A type of focal automatism seizure in which awareness is partially or fully impaired at some point during the seizure and is characterized by the production of single or repetitive words, phrases, or brief sentences at onset. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFocal impaired awareness verbal automatism seizure

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Diagnosis

Partial seizures in children: clinical features, medical treatment, and surgical considerations.
Wyllie E, Rothner AD, Lüders H
Pediatr Clin North Am 1989 Apr;36(2):343-64. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36653-6. PMID: 2494638

Therapy

Partial seizures in children: clinical features, medical treatment, and surgical considerations.
Wyllie E, Rothner AD, Lüders H
Pediatr Clin North Am 1989 Apr;36(2):343-64. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36653-6. PMID: 2494638

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