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This patient is experiencing a seizure called Jacksonian march. Shaking or tingling begins in one area of the body and spreads gradually up to another area. The patient does not lose consciousness during these episodes. Jacksonian march seizures are caused by electrical activity in the frontal lobe of the brain.
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Frontal Lobe
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This patient is experiencing a seizure called Jacksonian march. Shaking or tingling begins in one area of the body and spreads gradually up to another area. They are caused by electrical activity in the frontal lobe of the brain.
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Occipital lobe
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Although seizure activity has been observed in the cerebellum, focal motor dysfunction without a loss of consciousness is more typical of a frontal lobe seizure.
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Cerebellum
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Parietal lobe seizures typically involve sensory symptoms such as numbness or weakness. By contrast, the Jacksonian features demonstrated by this patient are associated with a frontal lobe seizure.
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Parietal lobe
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Temporal lobe seizures are associated with lip-smacking and emotional disturbances such as sudden terror or déjà vu. They can also involve auditory or olfactory hallucinations. By contrast, the Jacksonian features demonstrated by this patient are associated with a frontal lobe seizure.
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Temporal lobe
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Epilepsy
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Neurology
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A 34-year-old patient with Epilepsy has a seizure in the GP waiting room. She begins to shake in one finger, before the shaking travels up her arm. She does not lose consciousness during this episode.

In which of the following brain regions is her seizure likely to originate?
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