another name for recurrent
partial seizures. the term psychomotor is used to describe the
distorted
emotions and behaviours often exhibited.
Symptoms
- Abnormal emotional sensations (extreme fear/joy etc) not related to actual stimuli.
- hallucinations or illusions (may be visions, tastes, smells)
- strong sense of deja vu.
- muscle contractions usually only affecting part of the body (rare).
- lip movements.
- uncontrolled chewing and swallowing.
- excessive slobbering.
- forced turning of the head and/or eyes (usually towards opposite side of the affected portion of the brain).
- numbness, tingling or an 'asleep' feeling (usually only in one area of the body).
- loss of memory (amnesia) of the seizure and events leading up to it.