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The State of Consciousness in Focal Motor Convulsions
Author(s) -
WALKER A. EARL
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - French
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1959.tb04292.x
Subject(s) - conscience , consciousness , psychology , humanities , psychoanalysis , philosophy , audiology , neuroscience , medicine , epistemology
SUMMARY Although patients with convulsive movements of both sides of the body usually have marked impairment of consciousness, such attacks may occur with normal awareness. A case is briefly reported. The physiological mechanisms which may be involved are discussed. The mode of impairment of consciousness in focal motor convulsions is discussed. RÉSUMÉ Bien que des malades souffrant de mouvements convulsifs aux deux côtés du corps manifestent généralement un endommagement marqué de la conscience, des attaques de ce genre peuvent se produire lors d'un état normal de la conscience. Brève communication d'un cas de ce genre. Discussion des mécanismes physiologiques susceptibles d'être impliqués. Discussion du genre de l'obscurcissement de la conscience lors de convulsions motrices focales.