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Complex Partial Seizure

MedGen UID:
56212
•Concept ID:
C0149958
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Complex Partial Seizures; Partial Seizure, Complex; Partial Seizures, Complex; Seizure, Complex Partial

Definition

A seizure that originates in one area of the brain that affects consciousness. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVComplex Partial Seizure

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A historical perspective: stereotactic lesions for the treatment of epilepsy.
Leiphart JW, Young RM, Shields DC
Seizure 2014 Jan;23(1):1-5. Epub 2013 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.10.006. PMID: 24216485
Clinical characteristics and treatment responses in new-onset epilepsy in the elderly.
Tanaka A, Akamatsu N, Shouzaki T, Toyota T, Yamano M, Nakagawa M, Tsuji S
Seizure 2013 Nov;22(9):772-5. Epub 2013 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.06.005. PMID: 23849689
Refractory status epilepticus: new insights in presentation, treatment, and outcome.
Hocker S, Wijdicks EF, Rabinstein AA
Neurol Res 2013 Mar;35(2):163-8. Epub 2012 Dec 13 doi: 10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000128. PMID: 23336320

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Smoking prevalence and seizure control in Chinese males with epilepsy.
Gao H, Sander JW, Du X, Chen J, Zhu C, Zhou D
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Aug;73:268-272. Epub 2017 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.04.008. PMID: 28697467
Epilepsy in neurofibromatosis type 1.
Pecoraro A, Arehart E, Gallentine W, Radtke R, Smith E, Pizoli C, Kansagra S, Abdelnour E, McLendon R, Mikati MA
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Aug;73:137-141. Epub 2017 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.011. PMID: 28633092
A reappraisal of mortality after epilepsy surgery.
Sperling MR, Barshow S, Nei M, Asadi-Pooya AA
Neurology 2016 May 24;86(21):1938-44. Epub 2016 Apr 27 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002700. PMID: 27164679
Termination patterns of complex partial seizures: An intracranial EEG study.
Afra P, Jouny CC, Bergey GK
Seizure 2015 Nov;32:9-15. Epub 2015 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.08.004. PMID: 26552555Free PMC Article
Psychopathology and pediatric complex partial seizures: seizure-related, cognitive, and linguistic variables.
Caplan R, Siddarth P, Gurbani S, Ott D, Sankar R, Shields WD
Epilepsia 2004 Oct;45(10):1273-81. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.58703.x. PMID: 15461682

Diagnosis

Multi-Class Seizure Type Classification Using Features Extracted from the EEG.
Selvaraj A, Pj S, Thomas J, Rajamanickam Y, Menon RN, Agastinose Ronickom JF
Stud Health Technol Inform 2023 Jun 29;305:68-71. doi: 10.3233/SHTI230426. PMID: 37386960
A historical perspective: stereotactic lesions for the treatment of epilepsy.
Leiphart JW, Young RM, Shields DC
Seizure 2014 Jan;23(1):1-5. Epub 2013 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.10.006. PMID: 24216485
Epilepsy-induced behavioral changes during the ictal phase.
Mula M
Epilepsy Behav 2014 Jan;30:14-6. Epub 2013 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.09.011. PMID: 24094844
What makes a simple partial seizure complex?
Cavanna AE, Rickards H, Ali F
Epilepsy Behav 2011 Dec;22(4):651-8. Epub 2011 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.10.003. PMID: 22079438
Unusual seizure types.
Swartz BE
Semin Neurol 1995 Jun;15(2):151-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1041018. PMID: 7481134

Therapy

Smoking prevalence and seizure control in Chinese males with epilepsy.
Gao H, Sander JW, Du X, Chen J, Zhu C, Zhou D
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Aug;73:268-272. Epub 2017 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.04.008. PMID: 28697467
A reappraisal of mortality after epilepsy surgery.
Sperling MR, Barshow S, Nei M, Asadi-Pooya AA
Neurology 2016 May 24;86(21):1938-44. Epub 2016 Apr 27 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002700. PMID: 27164679
Seizure as a neurologic complication after liver transplant.
Derle E, Kibaroğlu S, Öcal R, Kırnap M, Kılınç M, Benli S, Haberal M
Exp Clin Transplant 2015 Apr;13 Suppl 1:323-6. doi: 10.6002/ect.mesot2014.p176. PMID: 25894183
Refractory status epilepticus: new insights in presentation, treatment, and outcome.
Hocker S, Wijdicks EF, Rabinstein AA
Neurol Res 2013 Mar;35(2):163-8. Epub 2012 Dec 13 doi: 10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000128. PMID: 23336320
Psychopathology and pediatric complex partial seizures: seizure-related, cognitive, and linguistic variables.
Caplan R, Siddarth P, Gurbani S, Ott D, Sankar R, Shields WD
Epilepsia 2004 Oct;45(10):1273-81. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.58703.x. PMID: 15461682

Prognosis

Seizure Type Classification Using EEG Based on Gramian Angular Field Transformation and Deep Learning.
Shankar A, Dandapat S, Barma S
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2021 Nov;2021:3340-3343. doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9629791. PMID: 34891955
A reappraisal of mortality after epilepsy surgery.
Sperling MR, Barshow S, Nei M, Asadi-Pooya AA
Neurology 2016 May 24;86(21):1938-44. Epub 2016 Apr 27 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002700. PMID: 27164679
Using a structured questionnaire improves seizure description by medical students.
Kapadia S, Shah H, McNair N, Pruitt JN, Murro A, Park Y
Int J Med Educ 2016 Jan 10;7:6-10. doi: 10.5116/ijme.566c.096c. PMID: 26752118Free PMC Article
Refractory status epilepticus: new insights in presentation, treatment, and outcome.
Hocker S, Wijdicks EF, Rabinstein AA
Neurol Res 2013 Mar;35(2):163-8. Epub 2012 Dec 13 doi: 10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000128. PMID: 23336320
Psychopathology and pediatric complex partial seizures: seizure-related, cognitive, and linguistic variables.
Caplan R, Siddarth P, Gurbani S, Ott D, Sankar R, Shields WD
Epilepsia 2004 Oct;45(10):1273-81. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.58703.x. PMID: 15461682

Clinical prediction guides

Epilepsy in neurofibromatosis type 1.
Pecoraro A, Arehart E, Gallentine W, Radtke R, Smith E, Pizoli C, Kansagra S, Abdelnour E, McLendon R, Mikati MA
Epilepsy Behav 2017 Aug;73:137-141. Epub 2017 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.011. PMID: 28633092
A reappraisal of mortality after epilepsy surgery.
Sperling MR, Barshow S, Nei M, Asadi-Pooya AA
Neurology 2016 May 24;86(21):1938-44. Epub 2016 Apr 27 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002700. PMID: 27164679
Seizure as a neurologic complication after liver transplant.
Derle E, Kibaroğlu S, Öcal R, Kırnap M, Kılınç M, Benli S, Haberal M
Exp Clin Transplant 2015 Apr;13 Suppl 1:323-6. doi: 10.6002/ect.mesot2014.p176. PMID: 25894183
Refractory status epilepticus: new insights in presentation, treatment, and outcome.
Hocker S, Wijdicks EF, Rabinstein AA
Neurol Res 2013 Mar;35(2):163-8. Epub 2012 Dec 13 doi: 10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000128. PMID: 23336320
Psychopathology and pediatric complex partial seizures: seizure-related, cognitive, and linguistic variables.
Caplan R, Siddarth P, Gurbani S, Ott D, Sankar R, Shields WD
Epilepsia 2004 Oct;45(10):1273-81. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.58703.x. PMID: 15461682

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