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Expressive Aprosody and Amusia as a Manifestation of Right Hemisphere Seizures
Author(s) -
Bautista Ramon Edmundo D.,
Ciampetti Maribel Z.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.36502.x
Subject(s) - psychology , audiology , right hemisphere , epilepsy , medicine , neuroscience
Summary: Purpose: Aprosody and amusia are disorders commonly associated with right hemisphere abnormalities. They are regarded as negative phenomena and usually seen after strokes. We report a case of a patient who had both expressive aprosody and amusia as a clinical manifestation of right temporooccipital seizures. Methods: A 43‐year‐old woman had a 1‐month history of monotonic speech and difficulty singing. Her examination revealed both expressive aprosody and amusia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head was normal, but her EEG revealed several electrographic seizures of right temporooccipital origin. Results: Treatment with phenytoin (PHT) almost immediately caused her speech and singing to return to baseline. A repeated EEG was normal Conclusions: Seizures of right temporooccipital origin can manifest with expressive aprosody and amusia.