Open AccessA Case of a ‘Rude’ but Not to be Missed Manifestation of Epilepsy: Ictal Swearing
Author(s) -
Ching Soong Khoo,
Kang Min Park,
Dongah Lee,
Ki Young Lee,
Sung Eun Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh/the journal of the royal college of physicians of edinburgh
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2042-8189
pISSN - 1478-2715
DOI - 10.4997/jrcpe.2020.112
Subject(s) - automatism (medicine) , ictal , epilepsy , medicine , stroke (engine) , pediatrics , psychiatry , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Swearing is described in various neurological conditions such as Tourette syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and post stroke or encephalitis. However, swearing as an ictal manifestation or automatism has rarely been reported. We herein describe a case with swearing as a predominant manifestation in focal epilepsy.