Ictal singing due to left mesial temporal sclerosis

Simple ictal or interictal automatisms are commonly seen in epilepsy, whereas complex automatisms are rare. Simple ictal vocalizations or appendicular automatisms have been reported to be due to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. However, seizure-associated singing and dancing is very rare. We report a...

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Published inEpileptic disorders Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 173 - 176
Main Authors Kuscu, Demet Yandim, Kayrak, Nalan, Karasu, Aykut, Gul, Gunay, Kirbas, Dursun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France 01.06.2008
Subjects
Adolescent
Automatism - etiology
Automatism - psychology
Behavior - physiology
Dancing
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - pathology
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - psychology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Music
Sclerosis
Seizures - psychology
Temporal Lobe - pathology
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Summary:Simple ictal or interictal automatisms are commonly seen in epilepsy, whereas complex automatisms are rare. Simple ictal vocalizations or appendicular automatisms have been reported to be due to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. However, seizure-associated singing and dancing is very rare. We report a seventeen-year-old patient with ictal singing and rhythmic swinging of the arms as a dancing gesture. The video-EEG recording showed ictal left temporal lateralization and neuropathology confirmed left mesial temporal sclerosis.
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ISSN:1294-9361
1950-6945
DOI:10.1684/epd.2008.0195