Focal Fits
- 1 November 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 13 (5) , 545-546
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1965.00470050093011
Abstract
IT IS NOT always possible to identify an organic lesion in cases of focal convulsions. This short paper analyzes the experience of 120 cases of focal convulsions met with in office practice during the period 1950-1960. The cases of suspected temporal lobe origin with localized aura have been excluded from this series. Postencephalitic cases are excluded from the pediatric group. Materials and Methods Age Group— The age groups are shown in Table 1. Site of Origin.— Broadly there were five areas of origin of the attacks. In most cases, it was easily possible to determine the nature of onset. In some cases careful and repeated inquiries had to be made. Patients who were unable to differentiate clearly whether the initial phenomenon was sensory or motor were included in the sensory and motor group. When there was a clear statement from the patient himself that the head and eyes beganThis publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: