Noun: psychomotor epilepsy ,sI-kow'mow-tu(r) 'e-pu,lep-see
- Epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations
"The neurologist suspected psychomotor epilepsy based on the patient's symptoms";
- temporal lobe epilepsy
Derived forms: psychomotor epilepsies
Type of: epilepsy
Encyclopedia: Psychomotor epilepsy