uncinate epilepsy

uncinate epilepsy definition - medical

uncinate epilepsy

noun
A form of psychomotor epilepsy initiated by a dreamy state and by hallucinations of smell and taste, usually caused by a medial temporal lesion. Also called uncinate fit.

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