UNASSIGNED: @entity10895 contina (EPC) in a @entity543 is a variant of simple focal motor @entity159 in which frequent repetitive @entity121 , usually arrhythmic, continue over prolonged periods of time. In a broader definition (used in this review) it also includes non-motor manifestations otherwise known as aura continua. EPC may occur as a single episode, @entity2749 , it may be chronic progressive or non-progressive. It appears as an unusual manifestation of @entity302 in which more typical paroxysmal events are partly or entirely replaced by the sustained repetition of @entity410 fragments in rapid succession. The minimum duration is defined as one hour but EPC may continue for up to many years. There are multiple possible etiologies which can be local or systemic, including two disease entities, @entity198 and Russian tick-borne spring-summer @entity198 . Among systemic @entity75 , @entity2383 and non-ketotic @entity4854 are particularly likely to cause EPC whereas @entity64 is a frequent cause of acute EPC. The symptoms of motor EPC have been interpreted as cortical reflex myocloni but the pathophysiology is probably not uniform for all cases. In pathophysiological terms, EPC seems to represent an oscillation of excitation and inhibition in a feedback loop whose mechanisms are still poorly understood. However, EPC only seems to occur rarely in an otherwise healthy brain. Treatment has to take account of the etiology but, in general, EPC tends to be drug-resistant. @entity302 surgery is often indicated in @entity198 .

XXXX continua: A review.

@entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['seizure'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity2749 :: ('MESH:C580065', 'Disease') :: ['repetitive episodes'] @entity198 :: ('MESH:D004660', 'Disease') :: ['Rasmussen encephalitis', 'encephalitis'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['brain disorders'] @entity10895 :: ('MESH:D017036', 'Disease') :: ['Epilepsia partialis'] @entity302 :: ('MESH:D004827', 'Disease') :: ['Epilepsy', 'epilepsy'] @entity4854 :: ('MESH:D006943', 'Disease') :: ['hyperglycemia'] @entity543 :: ('MESH:D016893', 'Disease') :: ['narrow definition'] @entity121 :: ('MESH:D009135', 'Disease') :: ['muscle jerks'] @entity159 :: ('MESH:D013226', 'Disease') :: ['status epilepticus'] @entity2383 :: ('MESH:D028361', 'Disease') :: ['mitochondrial diseases']
@entity10895 :: (MESH:D017036,Disease) :: ['Epilepsia partialis']
