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Lateralising value of ictal features in partial seizures: effect on postsurgical outcome. Seizure 2003 Jul;12(5):257-60

Date

06/18/2003

Pubmed ID

12810337

DOI

10.1016/s1059-1311(02)00271-6

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0038759959 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

We reviewed the videotapes of 49 consecutive patients with a history of medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy for the presence and laterality of unilateral hand posturing (UHP), unilateral hand automatism (UHA), non-forced head turning (HT), and post-ictal dysphasia (PID). All of these patients underwent temporal resections with follow-up for more than 2 years after the surgery. We examined the correlation of consistency, frequency, and laterality of each of these signs on the postsurgical outcomes. The distribution of these signs was not significantly different between patients with Engel class 1 versus Engel class 2-4. The consistency and laterality of these signs do not correlate with postsurgical outcomes.

Author List

Alsaadi TM, Morris GL, Mueller WM

Author

Wade M. Mueller MD Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aphasia
Automatism
Dominance, Cerebral
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Complex Partial
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Follow-Up Studies
Functional Laterality
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Temporal Lobe
Treatment Outcome
Video Recording