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Jacksonian epilepsy

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jack·so·ni·an epilepsy (jk-sn-n)
n.
A form of focal epilepsy in which a seizure progresses from the distal to the proximal muscles of a limb.

Jacksonian epilepsy
a form of epilepsy marked by clonic movements that start in one muscle group and spread systematically to adjacent groups.

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