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rolandic epilepsy ro·lan·dic ep·i·lep·sya benign, autosomal dominant form of epilepsy occurring in children, characterized clinically by arrest of speech, muscular contractions of the side of the face and arm, and epileptic discharges electroencephalographically. [Luigi Rolando] ro·lan·dic ep·i·lepsy (rō-lahn'dik ep'i-lep'sē) A benign, autosomal dominant form of epilepsy occurring in children, characterized clinically by arrest of speech, by muscular contractions of the side of the face and arm, and by epileptic discharges electroencephalographically. [Luigi Rolando]Rolando, Luigi, Italian anatomist, 1773-1831. fissure of Rolando - a double S-shaped fissure extending obliquely upward and backward on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere at the boundary between frontal and parietal lobes. Synonym(s): central sulcusrolandic epilepsy - a benign autosomal dominant form of epilepsy occurring in children.Rolando angle - the angle at which the fissure of Rolando meets with the midplane.Rolando area - the region of the cerebral cortex most immediately influencing movements of the face, neck and trunk, arm, and leg. Synonym(s): motor cortexRolando cells - the nerve cells in Rolando gelatinous substance of the spinal cord.Rolando column - a slight ridge on either side of the medulla oblongata related to the descending trigeminal tract and nucleus.Rolando gelatinous substance - the apical part of the posterior horn of the spinal cord's gray matter, composed largely of very small nerve cells. Synonym(s): gelatinous substanceRolando tubercle - a longitudinal prominence on the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata along the lateral border of the tuberculum cuneatum. Synonym(s): tuberculum cinereum |