Synonym for focal epilepsy ... Epilepsy of various aetiologies characterised by focal seizures or secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Ictal symptoms are often related to the brain region where the seizure begins focally. ... Synonym: cortical epilepsy, local epilepsy, partial epilepsy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Synonyms: focal epilepsy
[n] - epilepsy in which the attack begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)
focal epilepsy noun epilepsy in which the attack begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance)