EPILEPSY

n. Eap'i2-le2p-si!1. Gr., ewiArj^ia (from eTriAaujSaveiv, to seize). Lat.. epilepsia. Fr., epilepsie. Ger., Epilepsie, Fallsucht. It., epile ia. Sp., epilepsia. The falling sickne ; a morbid condition characterized by paroxysms of general clonic convulsions (Fr., grand mal) and the phenomena described under EPILEPSIA gravior, or by attacks (Fr., petit mal) such as are described under EPILEPSIA mitior, or by seizures varying more or le from t hose types. When the disease is severe and long-continued it is apt to give rise to mental deterioration. Abdominal e. Reflex e. due to some disturbance in the abdominal organs. [D, 70.] Abortive e. See EPILEPSIA mitior. Acute e. Fr., epilepsie eclamptique. See ECLAMPSIA. Alcoholic e. Fr., epilepsie alcool i que. Ger., Sauferepilepsie. E. due to alcoholism. [L, 88 (a, 14).] Auditory e., Aural e., Auricular e. E. due to some morbid condition of the" ear, especially exce ive labyrinthine pre ure." [Bouche ron, Rev. mens. de laryng. et d'otol.," July_, 1888; N. Y. Med. Jour.," Aug. 18, 1888, p. 188.] Cardiac e. Fr., epilepsie cardia que. A form of e. attributed to disorder of the cerebral circulation brought about by heart disease. As described by Lemoine. the paroxysm is preceded by an aura originating in the cardiac region, palpitation, pree cordial anxiety, and a sensation as of a rush of blood to the head. [" N. Y. Med. Jour.," Oct. 15, 1887, p. 438.] Central e. E. due to disease of the brain or the spinal cord. [D, 25.] Cerebral e. [M. Hall]. Fr., epilepsie cerebrale. See EPILEPSIA mitior. Congestive e. Fr., epilepsie congestive. E. dependent on hyper semi a. [True, "Lyon m6d.," Apr. 5, 1885 (a, 29).] Cortical e. Lat., epilepsia cortical is. Fr., epilepsie corticate. Ger., Rindenepilepsie, corticate Epilepsie. Syn.: hemiplegic e., partial e., focal e., Jackson i an e., hemispasm. A condition, due to some lesion of the cerebral cortex (generally a central convolution), in which the convulsive movements affect at first only a portion of the muscles (usually those of an upper limb), but may eventually become general. Often consciousne is not lost during the attack. The affected limb has a tendency to manifest paresis, then paralysis and contracture. [M. Rosenthal (A, 319).] Diurnal e. E. in which the seizures occur mostly by day. Eccentric e. See Reflex e. E. of syphilis. See Syphilitic e. Experimental e. E. artificially induced for experimental purposes. [B.] Feigned e. Fr., epilepsie simulee. The performance by which an impostor seeks to give the impre ion that he is a sufferer from e.; usually an imitation of the paroxysm of epilepsia gravior. It may be detected by exposing the eye to a strong light, when the pupil will contract, whereas in genuine e. it remains dilated. [D, 25.] Focal e. See Cortical c. Gastric e. E. due to gastric irritation. ["Dublin Jour, of Med. Sci.," May, 1888, p. 384.] Gastro-iiitestinal e. Epileptoid convulsions of gastro-intestinal origin. [" Union med.," 1883, xxxv, p. 51 (a, 29).] Hemiplegic e. Fr., epilepsie hemiplegique. See Cortical e. Hysterical e. See HYSTERO-EPILEPSY. Idiopathic e. Fr., epilepsie idiopathique. Ger., ursprihigliche Epilepsie. E. occurring without a definitely known cause; thought by many to be chiefly due to morbid excitation, and disease of the medulla oblong at a and the pons Varolii in consequence of anaemia. [D, 47.] Infantile e. See ECLAMPSIA infantum. Intestinal e. See Gastro-intestinal e. Jackson i an e. Fr., epilepsie Jacksonienne. Cortical e. (q. v.) so called because its pathology was established by Hugh lings Jackson. [D, 35.] L,arvated e. Lat., epilepsia larvata. Fr., epilepsie larvee. Of Axenfeld, a delirious condition following the period of collapse after an epileptoid attack occurring in an alcoholic patient. [D, 43.] Laryngeal e. See Laryngeal VERTIGO. Latent e. A form of e. dependent upon an irritation in the stomach or elsewhere, the attacks ceasing on removal of the irritation, but being likely to return upon any indulgence, alcoholic, sexual, or dietetic. ["Med. Record," Mar. 1, 1890, p. 250 (a, 29).] Lead e. See Saturnine c. Maniacal e., Masked e. Lat., epilepsia larvata. Fr., epilepsie larvee. An abortive or irregular form of e. in which there may be no convulsions, but intellectual derangement or some other irregular phenomenon. [Thorne. " St. Bartholomew's Hosp. Rep.," vi (D).] E, he; E2, ell; G, go; I, die; I, in; N, in; N, tank; [s. 728]