Focal akinetic seizures as documented by electroencephalography and video recordings. |
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| Authors: | S Noachtar H O Lüders |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, USA. |
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| Abstract: | In three patients with focal epilepsies, focal akinetic seizures that were characterized by ictal paresis of the contralateral arm during preserved consciousness were recorded with EEG and video. MRI and ictal/interictal EEG revealed a frontal or central focus in all patients. Focal akinetic seizures are probably due to epileptic activation of negative motor areas. |
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