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Epilepsia partialis continua

Epilepsia partialis continua is a rare type of brain disorder in which a patient experiences recurrent motor epileptic seizures that are focal (hands and face), and recur every few seconds or minutes for extended periods (days to years). Epilepsia partialis continua is a rare type of brain disorder in which a patient experiences recurrent motor epileptic seizures that are focal (hands and face), and recur every few seconds or minutes for extended periods (days to years). During these seizures, there is repetitive focal myoclonus or Jacksonian march.After a seizure has subsided, Todd's phenomenon may be observed, which includes transient unilateral weakness.

[ "Encephalitis", "Electroencephalography", "Epilepsy", "Status epilepticus", "Rasmussen's syndrome", "Rasmussen syndrome", "Chronic Focal Encephalitis" ]
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