SYN: epilepsy. [G.]
- e. partialis continua 1. a form of epilepsy marked by repetitive clonic muscular contractions with or without major convulsions; 2. simple partial motor status epilepticus of the rolandic cortex, often with myoclonic features; 3. a seizure type seen commonly with Rasmussen encephalitis. SYN: Kojewnikoff epilepsy.
* * *
ep·i·lep·sia (ep″ĭ-lepґse-ə) [L., from Gr. epilēpsia] epilepsy.Medical dictionary. 2011.