Electrophysiological Studies of the Amygdala in the Cat.
Among the various focal epileptic seizure patterns commonly encountered one of the most interesting and least understood is that of ictal epileptic automatism. The most characteristic feature of ictal epileptic automatism is the association of a profound impairment of higher mental functions such as...
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McGill University
1957
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| Summary: | Among the various focal epileptic seizure patterns commonly encountered one of the most interesting and least understood is that of ictal epileptic automatism. The most characteristic feature of ictal epileptic automatism is the association of a profound impairment of higher mental functions such as memory and conscious understanding with a rather strikingly contrasting retention of motor control, of the capacity for reception of sensory stimuli and of the possibility to integrate motor and sensory activities into complex and correctly performed motor actions (Penfield and Jasper, 1954). [...] |
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