 "Epilepsia partialis continua" is a rare type of focal motor seizure (hands and face) which recurs every few seconds or minutes for extended periods (days or years).It is usually due to strokes in adults and focal cortical inflammatory processes in children (Rasmussen's encephalitis), possibly caused by chronic viral infections or autoimmune processes.In 1997, the ILAE began work on revising the classification of seizures, epilepsies and epileptic syndromes.