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Benign Partial Epilepsy with Affective Symptoms: Hyperkinetic Behavior During Interictal Periods
Author(s) -
Wakai Shuji,
Yoto Yuko,
Higashidate Yoshihito,
Tachi Nobutada,
Chiba Shunzo
Publication year - 1994
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.1528-1157.1994.tb02516.x
Subject(s) - ictal , carbamazepine , psychology , epilepsy , electroencephalography , complex partial seizures , partial epilepsy , partial seizures , pediatrics , psychiatry , anesthesia , medicine , audiology , temporal lobe
Summary: We report a 4‐year‐old boy with benign partial epilepsy (BPE) with affective symptoms associated with hyperkinetic behavior during interictal periods. He had had hypermobility and restlessness since about age 3. At 4 years, 6 months, he developed episodes consisting of an expression of terror without complete loss of consciousness. Although we first suspected an acute psychic problem, the ictal EEG was abnormal. After carbamazepine (CBZ) therapy, the frequency of the attacks decreased dramatically and the hyperkinetic behavior gradually diminished.