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Home > Medical Reference > Encyclopedia (English)Toggle: English / SpanishServices at Maryland GeneralA complete list of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services at MGH.Crisis epiléptica parcial (focal) - OverviewNombres alternativosCrisis epiléptica focal; Convulsión parcial (focal); Crisis epiléptica Jacksoniana; Convulsión del lóbulo temporal Definición:Todas las crisis epilépticas son causadas por trastornos eléctricos anormales en el cerebro. Las crisis epilépticas parciales (focales) ocurren cuando esta actividad eléctrica permanece en un área limitada del cerebro. Las crisis epilépticas algunas veces pueden transformarse en convulsiones generalizadas, las cuales afectan todo el cerebro. Esto se denomina generalización secundaria. Las crisis epilépticas parciales se pueden caracterizar más ampliamente como:
Es un episodio de actividad eléctrica anormal en una parte específica del cerebro. Para mayor información, ver:
ReferenciasDuvivier EH, Pollack Jr CV. Seizures. In: Marx, JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009: chap 100. Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth G, et al. Practice parameter: evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Neurology. 2007;69:1991-2007. Rubin DH, Kornblau DH, Conway Jr EE, et al. Neurologic Disorders. In: Marx, JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009: chap 173. Schachter SC. Seizure disorders. Med Clin North Am. March 2009;93(2). Trescher WH, Lesser RP. The Epilepsies. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jakovic J, eds. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa; Butterworth-Heinemann; 2008: chap 71. Walker SP, Permezel M, Berkovic SF. The management of epilepsy in pregnancy. BJOG. 2009; 116(6):758-67. Related ArticlesThe information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed medical professional should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Call 911 for all medical emergencies. Links to other sites are provided for information only -- they do not constitute endorsements of those other sites. © 1997- A.D.A.M., Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.  |
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