Mesial frontal lobe epilepsy: A clinical entity not sufficiently described

Lucia Fusco; Cesare Iani; M. Teresa Faedda; Mario Manfredi; Federico Vigevano; Gianni Ambrosetto; Carlo Ciarmatori; Carlo Alberto Tassinari

doi:10.1016/0896-6974(90)90098-J

Mesial frontal lobe epilepsy: A clinical entity not sufficiently described

Lucia Fusco, Cesare Iani, M. Teresa Faedda, Mario Manfredi, Federico Vigevano, Gianni Ambrosetto, Carlo Ciarmatori, Carlo Alberto Tassinari

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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Abstract

Mesial frontal lobe epilepsy provokes a complex clinical syndrome characterized by mainly nocturnal occurrence of seizures with stereotyped patterns of repetitive rhythmic movements and diffuse or lateralized postures. Because the EEG is sometimes normal, this syndrome is not always recognized, and these patients risk misdiagnosis and mismanagement. To define guidelines for diagnosis, we describe eight patients with mesial frontal lobe epilepsy and compare them with similar cases reported as mesial frontal lobe epilepsy or given other diagnostic labels, including hysteria and parasomnia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-135
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Epilepsy
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0896-6974(90)90098-J
Publication status	Published - 1990

Keywords

Epilepsy
Hysteria
Mesial frontal lobe
Parasomnia
Seizures

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Clinical Neurology
Neuroscience(all)

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