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Motor seizure

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A motor seizure is a type of seizure that is characterized at onset by involvement of the skeletal musculature. The motor event could consist of an increase (positive) or decrease (negative) in muscle contraction to produce a movement. [ ORCID:0000-0002-1735-8178 PMID:28276060 ]

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This term describes the initial semiology of the seizure without specifying whether the onset is focal or generalized.

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robinp

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2020-02-24T14:20:36Z

definition

A motor seizure is a type of seizure that is characterized at onset by involvement of the skeletal musculature. The motor event could consist of an increase (positive) or decrease (negative) in muscle contraction to produce a movement.

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