Noun: epilepsia minor
- Epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities)
"she has been suffering from epilepsia minor since childhood";
- petit mal epilepsy, petit mal
- A seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching
"the girl was frightened by her first epilepsia minor";
- petit mal
Type of: epilepsy, epileptic seizure