Does semiology tell us the origin of seizures consisting mainly of an alteration in consciousness?

@article{Baykan2011DoesST,
  title={Does semiology tell us the origin of seizures consisting mainly of an alteration in consciousness?},
  author={Bet{\"u}l Baykan and Ebru Altındağ and Berend Feddersen and Sevda Ozel and Soheyl Noachtar},
  journal={Epilepsia},
  year={2011},
  volume={52}
}
Purpose:  Studies on seizures only with an alteration of consciousness were limited mainly to generalized epilepsy. This seizure type has been described rarely in focal epilepsy. We aimed to analyze the semiologic features of this seizure type in focal and generalized epilepsies in a blinded design. 
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