Focal sensory seizure with cephalic sensation
A focal seizure characterized by a sensation in the head such as light-headedness or headache.
Focal sensory seizure with hot-cold sensations
A focal seizure characterized by sensations of feeling hot and then cold.
Focal sensory vestibular seizure
A focal seizure characterized by symptoms of dizziness, spinning, vertigo or sense of rotation. These seizures involve the parietal cortex, temporo-parieto-occipital junction or parieto-temporal cortex.
Focal sensory gustatory seizure
A focal seizure characterized by taste phenomena including acidic, bitter, salty, sweet, or metallic tastes. These seizures involve the parietal operculum and the insula.
Focal sensory olfactory seizure
A focal seizure characterized by olfactory phenomena – usually an odor, which is often unpleasant. These seizures involve the mesial temporal or orbitofrontal regions.
Focal sensory auditory seizure
A focal seizure characterized by elementary auditory phenomena including buzzing, ringing, drumming or single tones. More complex auditory hallucinations such as voices are considered a focal cognitive seizure. Focal sensory auditory seizures involve auditory cortex in the lateral superior temporal lobe.
Focal sensory visual seizure
A focal seizure characterized by elementary visual hallucinations such as flashing or flickering lights/colours, or other shapes, simple patterns, scotomata, or amaurosis. More complex visual hallucinations such as seeing formed images are considered a focal cognitive seizure. Focal sensory visual seizures arise in the occipital lobe.
Focal somatosensory seizure
A focal seizure characterized by sensory phenomena including tingling, numbness, electric-shock like sensation, pain, sense of movement, or desire to move. These seizures involve the sensorimotor cortex.
Seizure Focus
The center or region of the brain from which seizures begin; used in reference to partial seizures.
Febrile seizure
A seizure associated with high fever in children aged 3 months to 5 years, usually a tonic-clonic seizure; benign in most cases.