Focal(partial strokes)

Question 1

What are the Focal(partial) strokes?

Answer 1

Simple
Complex
Secondary generalized tonic-clonic
Focal status epilepticus

Question 2

What is AURA?

Answer 2

Focal seizure
Isolated or precede generalized seizure
Déjà vu
Fear
Smell
Smoke
Wet dog
An aura is a seizure and should be treated as a breakthrough seizure.

Question 3

How long does an aura last?

Answer 3

15-45 seconds not minutes

Question 4

What is odds paralysis?

Answer 4

Post ictal weakness following focal seizure that last minutes or hours 
Weakness
Numbness
Visual field defect
Aphasia

Question 5

What is jacksonian march?

Answer 5

Focal seizure affecting motor strip
Starts in hand, progresses upward into arm
moves up the motor homunculus

Question 6

What is Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES?

Answer 6

Features
Writhing, thrashing, pelvic thrusts, arched back, or rolling from side to side
Forced eye closure
>1 min
No post ictal confusion/fatigue/headache
History of abuse
Psychiatric history