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Symptomatic and cryptogenic (probably symptomatic) focal epilepsies

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A Clinical Guide to Epileptic Syndromes and their Treatment

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Focal (anatomical, topographical or localisation related) epilepsies manifest with seizures that emanate from an epileptogenic focus anywhere within the brain.1 Ictal symptoms, particularly at onset, are determined by localisation and not aetiology. However, specific anatomical localisation is sometimes difficult, as, for example, when seizures originate from clinically silent epileptogenic regions.

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