focal seizure

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noun Pathology.

an epileptic manifestation arising from a localized anomaly in the brain, as a small tumor or scar, and usually involving a single motor or sensory mechanism but occasionally spreading to other areas and causing convulsions and loss of consciousness.

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How to use focal seizure in a sentence

Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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One man was having an epileptic seizure; one had a nosebleed; one had full-blown African Malaria; one had the flu.
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British officials suspect a criminal gang was responsible for the seizure but that he was later sold to ISIS.
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For us it was clear that China should be the focal point for a documentary on the subject of Internet addiction.
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She then suffered an epileptic seizure and was treated with an appropriate medication.
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My two eyes haven't quite the same focal length and this often puts me out of the straight with a column of figures.
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The seizure was made in legal form; the banker, who lost nothing, was bound to comply with it.
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The peculiarity about a homestead is, it is protected by law from seizure by the owner's creditors.
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The observed effect is probably due to the fact that the focal surface is not flat, but curved.
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Lucien de Rubempre consulted Desroches about the seizure of the furniture of Coralie, his mistress, in 1822.
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Medical definitions for focal seizure

focal seizure

A seizure that originates from a localized area of the cerebral cortex, involves neurologic symptoms specific to the affected area of the brain, and may progress to a generalized seizure.partial seizure