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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Unilateral epileptiform seizures, attended by temporary defect of sight.

Publication Details

Med. Times Gaz., 1, 588-89. 1863 CE.

“Jacksonian epilepsy” is so called from the excellent account of unilateral epilepsy with spasm given by Jackson. Actually, Bravais (No. 4810) was first to note the condition.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#4816
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1611
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLunilateral-epileptiform-seizures-attended-by-temporary-defect-of-sight