Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Focal cognitive seizure with deja vu/jamais vu
HP:0012004
What it means
A focal cognitive seizure characterized by memory phenomena such as feelings of familiarity (deja vu) and unfamiliarity (jamais vu) as the initial semiological manifestation.
See the Glossary of Descriptive Terminology for Ictal Semiology at http://www.ilae.org.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Mnemonic aura · Mnemonic auras
Focal cognitive seizure
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