Vertiginous epilepsy
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Vertiginous epilepsy is infrequently the first symptoms of a seizure
. When it occurs there is a movement sensation that lasts for a few seconds before full seizure activity. The movement activity is either of the body moving away from the side of the brain lesion
or of the environment in the opposite direction.
Seizure
An epileptic seizure, occasionally referred to as a fit, is defined as a transient symptom of "abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain". The outward effect can be as dramatic as a wild thrashing movement or as mild as a brief loss of awareness...
. When it occurs there is a movement sensation that lasts for a few seconds before full seizure activity. The movement activity is either of the body moving away from the side of the brain lesion
Lesion
A lesion is any abnormality in the tissue of an organism , usually caused by disease or trauma. Lesion is derived from the Latin word laesio which means injury.- Types :...
or of the environment in the opposite direction.