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Spike‐Wave Stupor
Author(s) -
HOSOKAWA Kiyoshi,
BOOKER Harold E.,
OKUMURA Nikichi,
IKEDA Hisao,
KUMASHIRO Hisashi
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1970.tb01455.x
Subject(s) - stupor , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , etiology , spike and wave , psychology , psychiatry , pediatrics , electroencephalography , medicine , neuroscience , audiology , encephalopathy
Summary Five cases of spike‐wave stupor are presented. One case occurred in association with cerebrovascular disease and another in association with the Vogt‐Koyanagi syndrome. A third case had repeated episode of spike‐wave stupor as the only sign of a seizure disorder. A fourth case was characterized by behavior quite similar to catatonic schizophrenia and was so diagnosed. These atypical cases are contrasted with a case more typical of petit mal status as reported in the literature. Thus while spike‐wave stupor is usually superimposed on a chronic centrencephalic seizure disorder, it must be recognized as a syndrome that can arise from a variety of etiological mechanisms. Detailed clinical and EEG investigation is necessary for an understanding of the mechanisms involved in any individual case.