Preferred Label : epilepsia partialis continua;
MeSH definition : A variant of epilepsy characterized by continuous focal jerking of a body part over
a period of hours, days, or even years without spreading to other body regions. Contractions
may be aggravated by movement and are reduced, but not abolished during sleep. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
demonstrates epileptiform (spike and wave) discharges over the hemisphere opposite
to the affected limb in most instances. The repetitive movements may originate from
the CEREBRAL CORTEX or from subcortical structures (e.g., BRAIN STEM; BASAL GANGLIA).
This condition is associated with Russian Spring and Summer encephalitis (see ENCEPHALITIS,
TICK BORNE); Rasmussen syndrome (see ENCEPHALITIS); MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS;
BRAIN NEOPLASMS; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS. (From Brain, 1996 April;119(pt2):393-407;
Epilepsia 1993;34;Suppl 1:S29-S36; and Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th
ed, p319);
MeSH synonym : epilepsy, kojevnikov's; kojevnikov's epilepsies; kojevnikov's epilepsy; kojewnikov epilepsy; kojewnikov's epilepsy; kojewnikow syndrome; kojewnikow's syndrome; kozhevnikov syndrome; kozhevnikov's syndrome; epilepsies, kojevnikov's; epilepsy, kojewnikov's; kojevnikov epilepsy;
CISMeF synonym : syndrome, kojewnikow; syndrome, kojewnikow's; syndrome, kozhevnikov; syndrome, kozhevnikov's;
MeSH hyponym : chronic progressive epilepsia partialis continua; Kozhevnikow Syndrome, Progressive Variant; Progressive Variant of Kozhevnikow Syndrome; Epilepsia Partialis Continua, Chronic Progressive;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsia partialis continua;
Origin ID : D017036;
UMLS CUI : C0085543;
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A variant of epilepsy characterized by continuous focal jerking of a body part over
a period of hours, days, or even years without spreading to other body regions. Contractions
may be aggravated by movement and are reduced, but not abolished during sleep. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
demonstrates epileptiform (spike and wave) discharges over the hemisphere opposite
to the affected limb in most instances. The repetitive movements may originate from
the CEREBRAL CORTEX or from subcortical structures (e.g., BRAIN STEM; BASAL GANGLIA).
This condition is associated with Russian Spring and Summer encephalitis (see ENCEPHALITIS,
TICK BORNE); Rasmussen syndrome (see ENCEPHALITIS); MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS;
BRAIN NEOPLASMS; and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS. (From Brain, 1996 April;119(pt2):393-407;
Epilepsia 1993;34;Suppl 1:S29-S36; and Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th
ed, p319)
