Unidirectional whole body turning: a new lateralising sign in complex partial seizures.
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BACKGROUND The lateralising significance of unidirectional whole body turning in patients with complex partial seizures (CPS) arising from the temporal lobe was evaluated. METHODS A total of 330 patients undergoing long term video-EEG study were included. "Unidirectional whole body turning" was defined as rotation of the trunk, head, and limbs by >90 degrees and lasting >10 s. EEG correlates, MRI, and SPECT findings were compared and outcome after surgery was noted for patients with follow up data for >1 year. RESULTS Unidirectional whole body turning was observed in 13 patients with a mean age of 18+/-8 years. Concordance of the side of whole body turning with the EEG focus and MRI findings was observed in 11 of the 13 patients (84.7%) and in 26 of 28 seizures (92.8%). The six patients who underwent temporal lobectomy or resection of lesion, opposite to the direction of body turning, had good seizure outcome. CONCLUSION Unidirectional whole body turning is a new lateralising sign in temporal lobe CPS with good predictive value for epileptogenic focus contralateral to the direction of turning.
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SHORT REPORT Unidirectional whole body turning: a new lateralising sign in complex partial seizures
Background: The lateralising significance of unidirectional whole body turning in patients with complex partial seizures (CPS) arising from the temporal lobe was evaluated. Methods: A total of 330 patients undergoing long term video-EEG study were included. ‘‘Unidirectional whole body turning’’ was defined as rotation of the trunk, head, and limbs by .90 ̊ and lasting .10 s. EEG correlates, MRI,...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 76 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005