- uncinate epilepsy
- temporal lobe epilepsy caused by a lesion in the uncinate region and therefore associated with hallucinations of smell and taste.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
uncinate epilepsy
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uncinate — 1. Hooklike or hook shaped. 2. Relating to an uncus or, specifically, to the u. gyrus (2) or a process of the pancreas or of a vertebra. SYN: unciform. [L. uncinatus] * * * un·ci·nate ən(t) sə .nāt adj 1) bent at the tip like a hook … Medical dictionary
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uncinate fit — n a seizure of a form of temporal lobe epilepsy that originates in the region of the uncus and is characterized by hallucinations of taste and odor and disturbances of consciousness … Medical dictionary
Epilepsy — (seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is referred to as … Medical dictionary
uncinate fits — a form of temporal lobe epilepsy in which hallucinations of taste and smell and inappropriate chewing movements are prominent features … Medical dictionary
uncinate seizure — see under epilepsy … Medical dictionary
uncinate fits — a form of temporal lobe epilepsy in which hallucinations of taste and smell and inappropriate chewing movements are prominent features … The new mediacal dictionary
hallucinatory epilepsy — A term used to denote a focal type of epilepsy presenting in the form of a brief, paroxysmal, stereotyped, and irresistible hallucinatory state. This state tends to take the form of a * complex or * compound hallucination lasting some 10… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
sensory epilepsy — 1. seizures manifested by paresthesias or hallucinations of sight, smell, or taste; see also somatosensory e., uncinate e., and visual e. 2. reflex e … Medical dictionary
aura — Also known as aural phenomenon and psychical state. The term aura is Greek for wind, breeze, or smell. Its introduction into medicine has been attributed to the Greek physician Pelops, the master of the great Galen of Pergamum (129 c. 216 AD) … Dictionary of Hallucinations
