Focal sensory seizure with olfactory features

What it means

Seizures characterized by olfactory phenomena as its first clinical manifestation.

These seizures involve the mesial temporal or orbitofrontal regions.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Focal olfactory seizure · Olfactory aura · Olfactory auras · Partial olfactory seizure