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focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body

focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body

Local epileptiform spasms of short duration, due to cortical lesion.

See Epilepsy.

Cortical epilepsy; called jacksonian because its pathology was established by Hughlings Jackson. Here the attack begins by distinctly localized spasms, frequently confined to a single group of muscles.