| rolandic | Relating to or described by Luigi Rolando. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rolandic artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex on either side of the central sulcus. Synonym: arteria sulci centralis, artery of central sulcus, central artery, Rolandic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rolandic epilepsy | A benign, autosomal, dominant form of epilepsy occurring in children, characterised clinically by arrest of speech, by muscular contractions of the side of the face and arm and epileptic discharges electroencephalographically. Origin: Luigi Rolando (05 Mar 2000) |
| pre-Rolandic artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the terminal part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex on either side of the precentral sulcus. Synonym: arteria sulci precentralis, artery of precentral sulcus, pre-Rolandic artery, precentral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epilepsy, rolandic | A benign, autosomal, dominant form of epilepsy occurring in children characterised clinically by arrest of speech, by muscular contractions of the side of the face and arm and electroencephalographically by high voltage spikes followed by slow waves in the rolandic area leads. Named for luigi rolando, an italian anatomist (1773-1831). (12 Dec 1998) |