cortical epilepsy
- noun
- /ˈkɔrtɪkəl ˌɛpɪˈlepsi/
- Specialized
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epilepsia cortical
- The neurologist diagnosed the patient with cortical epilepsy after observing the isolated twitching in his right arm.
Examples
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Early symptoms of cortical epilepsy can include sensory illusions or brief mental disturbances before a seizure progresses.
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Many patients with cortical epilepsy experience twitching in their limbs.
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Advances in imaging techniques have improved the detection and treatment of cortical epilepsy.
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He was diagnosed with cortical epilepsy last year.
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The neurologist diagnosed the patient with cortical epilepsy after observing twitching in his right arm.
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Early symptoms of cortical epilepsy can include unusual sensations or brief mental disturbances before a seizure.
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Many individuals with cortical epilepsy report experiencing localized disturbances before their seizures begin.
Synonyms
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A brain condition that causes sudden seizures or brief loss of awareness
A condition where seizures start in one part of the brain and cause local symptoms like twitching or strange feelings
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositionally built from 'cortical' (relating to the outer layer, here of the brain) and 'epilepsy' (a seizure disorder), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes epilepsy originating in the cortex. While clinical nuances (e.g. specific symptoms or localization) require medical knowledge, the basic meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and is cross-linguistically transparent in medical terminology.
Etymology
Cortical epilepsy comes from cortical, meaning the brain's outer layer called the 'cortex', and epilepsy, meaning repeated seizures. So cortical epilepsy means seizures that begin in one small spot on the brain surface and cause local signs like a twitch or a strange feeling.