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Automatic seizure
A form of complex partial seizure characterized by automatisms, which are unconscious movements that may resemble simple repetitive movements or may be complex sequences of natural-looking, almost-purposeful movements
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- Blindness, night Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the…
- Amyl- (Amylo- before a consonant.) A prefix pertaining to starch. From the Greek amylon, meaning starch
- Disease, Werner-His Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's premature aging syndrome) and…
- Fetal vaccinia See Congenital vaccinia
- Pondimin See: Fenfluramine
- Study, synchronic See: Study, cross-sectional.
- Sludge, biliary A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile that occurs when particles of material precipitate from…
- Bursal Pertaining to a bursa
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) One of the Centers of the National Institutes of Health, whose mission is to 'advance biomedical research and…
- Heterotopic In the wrong place, in an abnormal place, misplaced. From the Greek roots 'hetero-' meaning 'other' + 'topos'…