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epilepsia

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epilepsia /ep·i·lep·sia/ (-lep´se-ah) [L.] epilepsy.
epilepsia partia´lis conti´nua  a form of status epilepticus with focal motor seizures, marked by continuous clonic movements of a limited part of the body.

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Epilepsia partialis continua was suspected, but the concurrent development of urinary frequency and low-grade fever raised the possibility of a shaking chill that was suppressed on his left side by his old left lateral medullary infarct.
Subsequently, he developed progressive epilepsia partialis continua, a syndrome of continuous focal jerking of a body part that can last from days to years.
 
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