Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Fatal epilepsy, from suppuration between the dura mater and arachnoid, in consequence of blood having been effused in that situation.

Publication Details

Guy’s Hosp. Rep., 1, 36-40. London, 1836 CE.

Bright was the first to describe unilateral (“Jacksonian”) epilepsy.

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Entry Number	#4811
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External URL	fatal-epilepsy-from-suppuration-between-the-dura-mater-and-arachnoid-in-consequence-of-blood-having-been-effused-in-that-situation

Publication place: London