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Gyratory Epilepsy in a Patient with a Thalamic Neoplasm
Author(s) -
Leiguarda Ramón,
Nogués Martin,
Berthier Marcelo
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb02189.x
Subject(s) - epilepsy , lesion , thalamus , thalamic stimulator , oligodendroglioma , generalized epilepsy , medicine , neuroscience , petit mal , psychology , pathology , deep brain stimulation , glioma , disease , astrocytoma , cancer research , parkinson's disease
Summary: A patient with a right thalamic oligodendroglioma developed seizures characterized by circling behavior, speech arrest, and secondarily generalized seizures. Gyratory epilepsy is relatively uncommon and may either represent a benign form of primary generalized epilepsy or occur secondary to a focal cortical lesion. Thalamic stimulation has been shown experimentally to induce circling movements, but no other clinical cases with a thalamic lesion have been described.