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Complex Partial Seizure

MedGen UID:
56212
•Concept ID:
C0149958
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Complex Partial Seizures; Partial Seizure, Complex; Partial Seizures, Complex; Seizure, Complex Partial

Definition

A seizure that originates in one area of the brain that affects consciousness. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVComplex Partial Seizure

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A historical perspective: stereotactic lesions for the treatment of epilepsy.
Leiphart JW, Young RM, Shields DC
Seizure 2014 Jan;23(1):1-5. Epub 2013 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.10.006. PMID: 24216485
Clinical characteristics and treatment responses in new-onset epilepsy in the elderly.
Tanaka A, Akamatsu N, Shouzaki T, Toyota T, Yamano M, Nakagawa M, Tsuji S
Seizure 2013 Nov;22(9):772-5. Epub 2013 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.06.005. PMID: 23849689
Refractory status epilepticus: new insights in presentation, treatment, and outcome.
Hocker S, Wijdicks EF, Rabinstein AA
Neurol Res 2013 Mar;35(2):163-8. Epub 2012 Dec 13 doi: 10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000128. PMID: 23336320

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Elevated serum S-100B levels in children with temporal lobe epilepsy.
Calik M, Abuhandan M, Sonmezler A, Kandemır H, Oz I, Taskin A, Selek S, Iscan A
Seizure 2013 Mar;22(2):99-102. Epub 2012 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.10.012. PMID: 23146618
Comparison of the retention rates between carbamazepine and valproate as an initial monotherapy in Chinese patients with partial seizures: A ten-year follow-up, observational study.
Hu Y, Huang Y, Quan F, Hu Y, Lu Y, Wang XF
Seizure 2011 Apr;20(3):208-13. Epub 2010 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.11.020. PMID: 21159526
MR imaging and histopathologic findings of a case of cerebral ganglioneurocytoma.
Shin JH, Lee HK, Lee JK, Khang SK, Choi CG, Suh DC
Korean J Radiol 2002 Jul-Sep;3(3):214-7. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2002.3.3.214. PMID: 12271168Free PMC Article
A comparison of population and standard two-stage pharmacokinetic analyses of vigabatrin data.
Yu DK, Hutcheson SJ, Wei G, Bhargava VO, Weir SJ
Biopharm Drug Dispos 1994 Aug;15(6):473-84. doi: 10.1002/bdd.2510150605. PMID: 7993985
A percutaneous epidural screw electrode for intracranial electroencephalogram recordings.
Ross DA, Henry TR, Dickinson LD
Neurosurgery 1993 Aug;33(2):332-4; discussion 334. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199308000-00026. PMID: 8367060

Diagnosis

Emotional Facial Paresis in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
Neshige S, Yamada H, Maruyama H
Intern Med 2021 Aug 15;60(16):2705-2706. Epub 2021 Mar 8 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6970-20. PMID: 33678751Free PMC Article
Cardiogenic paroxysmal autonomic events mimicking complex partial seizures.
Jo H, Lee HR, Kim D, Hwang Y, Shon YM, Lee KS, Seo D
Seizure 2020 Oct;81:292-294. Epub 2020 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.09.003. PMID: 32932133
Dural arteriovenous fistula presenting with exophthalmos and seizures.
Feyissa AM, Ponce LL, Patterson JT, Von Ritschl RH, Smith RG
J Neurol Sci 2014 Mar 15;338(1-2):229-31. Epub 2014 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.01.008. PMID: 24439472
Unusual seizure types.
Swartz BE
Semin Neurol 1995 Jun;15(2):151-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1041018. PMID: 7481134
Nonepileptic seizures during apparent sleep.
Thacker K, Devinsky O, Perrine K, Alper K, Luciano D
Ann Neurol 1993 Apr;33(4):414-8. doi: 10.1002/ana.410330417. PMID: 8489214

Therapy

Localisation value of ictal arterial spin-labelled sequences in partial seizures.
Toledo M, Munuera J, Salas-Puig X, Santamarina E, Lacuey N, Rovira A
Epileptic Disord 2011 Sep;13(3):336-9. doi: 10.1684/epd.2011.0445. PMID: 21865122
Comparison of the retention rates between carbamazepine and valproate as an initial monotherapy in Chinese patients with partial seizures: A ten-year follow-up, observational study.
Hu Y, Huang Y, Quan F, Hu Y, Lu Y, Wang XF
Seizure 2011 Apr;20(3):208-13. Epub 2010 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.11.020. PMID: 21159526
Hyperphosphatemia due to fosphenytoin in a pediatric ESRD patient.
McBryde KD, Wilcox J, Kher KK
Pediatr Nephrol 2005 Aug;20(8):1182-5. Epub 2005 Jun 18 doi: 10.1007/s00467-005-1947-0. PMID: 15965770
Self-injection ictal SPECT during partial seizures.
Van Paesschen W, Dupont P, Van Heerden B, Vanbilloen H, Mesotten L, Maes A, Van Driel G, Mortelmans L
Neurology 2000 May 23;54(10):1994-7. doi: 10.1212/wnl.54.10.1994. PMID: 10822442
Dextromethorphan for treatment of complex partial seizures.
Fisher RS, Cysyk BJ, Lesser RP, Pontecorvo MJ, Ferkany JT, Schwerdt PR, Hart J, Gordon B
Neurology 1990 Mar;40(3 Pt 1):547-9. doi: 10.1212/wnl.40.3_part_1.547. PMID: 2314601

Prognosis

Psychopathology and pediatric complex partial seizures: seizure-related, cognitive, and linguistic variables.
Caplan R, Siddarth P, Gurbani S, Ott D, Sankar R, Shields WD
Epilepsia 2004 Oct;45(10):1273-81. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.58703.x. PMID: 15461682
MR imaging and histopathologic findings of a case of cerebral ganglioneurocytoma.
Shin JH, Lee HK, Lee JK, Khang SK, Choi CG, Suh DC
Korean J Radiol 2002 Jul-Sep;3(3):214-7. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2002.3.3.214. PMID: 12271168Free PMC Article
Treatment of complex partial status epilepticus unmasking acute intermittent porphyria in a patient with resected anaplastic glioma.
Yandel ML, Watters MR
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1995 Aug;97(3):261-3. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(95)00051-k. PMID: 7586862
A comparison of population and standard two-stage pharmacokinetic analyses of vigabatrin data.
Yu DK, Hutcheson SJ, Wei G, Bhargava VO, Weir SJ
Biopharm Drug Dispos 1994 Aug;15(6):473-84. doi: 10.1002/bdd.2510150605. PMID: 7993985
Transient encephalopathy following a single exposure of high-dose methotrexate in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Kubo M, Azuma E, Arai S, Komada Y, Ito M, Sakurai M
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1992 Apr-Jun;9(2):157-65. doi: 10.3109/08880019209018331. PMID: 1381940

Clinical prediction guides

Localisation value of ictal arterial spin-labelled sequences in partial seizures.
Toledo M, Munuera J, Salas-Puig X, Santamarina E, Lacuey N, Rovira A
Epileptic Disord 2011 Sep;13(3):336-9. doi: 10.1684/epd.2011.0445. PMID: 21865122
Ictal deafness--a report of three cases.
Ghosh D, Mohanty G, Prabhakar S
Seizure 2001 Mar;10(2):130-3. doi: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0476. PMID: 11407957
A comparison of population and standard two-stage pharmacokinetic analyses of vigabatrin data.
Yu DK, Hutcheson SJ, Wei G, Bhargava VO, Weir SJ
Biopharm Drug Dispos 1994 Aug;15(6):473-84. doi: 10.1002/bdd.2510150605. PMID: 7993985
Activation of epileptic foci by transcranial magnetic stimulation: effects on secretion of prolactin and luteinizing hormone.
Hufnagel A, Elger CE, Klingmüller D, Zierz S, Kramer R
J Neurol 1990 Jul;237(4):242-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00314627. PMID: 2391546
Activation of the epileptic focus by transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human brain.
Hufnagel A, Elger CE, Durwen HF, Böker DK, Entzian W
Ann Neurol 1990 Jan;27(1):49-60. doi: 10.1002/ana.410270109. PMID: 2301928

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