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Ictal singing due to left mesial temporal sclerosis
Author(s) -
Kuscu Demet Yandim,
Kayrak Nalan,
Karasu Aykut,
Gul Gunay,
Kirbas Dursun
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
epileptic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1950-6945
pISSN - 1294-9361
DOI - 10.1684/epd.2008.0195
Subject(s) - ictal , psychology , singing , audiology , mesial temporal lobe epilepsy , medicine , neuroscience , electroencephalography , epilepsy , temporal lobe , physics , acoustics
ABSTRACT Simple ictal or interictal automatisms are commonly seen in epilepsy, whereas complex automatisms are rare. Simple ictal vocalizations or appendicular automatisms have been reported to be due to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. However, seizure‐associated singing and dancing is very rare. We report a seventeen‐year‐old patient with ictal singing and rhythmic swinging of the arms as a dancing gesture. The video‐EEG recording showed ictal left temporal lateralization and neuropathology confirmed left mesial temporal sclerosis. [Pusblished with video sequences] .