Auditory aura is a rare symptom in focal epilepsy. It has been described in autosomal dominant partial epilepsy with auditory features, but is, in general, poorly documented. We report on a 7-year-old, right-handed boy, who suffered seizures characterized by positive auditory illusions with verbal and gestural automatisms and noticeable attempts at covering his ears. Clinical evaluation and video-recording of the seizures, confirmed that most of the ictal behavior was deliberately directed at trying to prevent the unpleasant sensations reaching his ears. [Published with video sequences].
Unpleasant auditory illusions and related avoidance behaviour in a child / Barba C; Guerrini R.. - In: EPILEPTIC DISORDERS. - ISSN 1294-9361. - STAMPA. - 10 (1):(2008), pp. 35-38.
Unpleasant auditory illusions and related avoidance behaviour in a child.
Barba C;GUERRINI, RENZO
2008
Abstract
Auditory aura is a rare symptom in focal epilepsy. It has been described in autosomal dominant partial epilepsy with auditory features, but is, in general, poorly documented. We report on a 7-year-old, right-handed boy, who suffered seizures characterized by positive auditory illusions with verbal and gestural automatisms and noticeable attempts at covering his ears. Clinical evaluation and video-recording of the seizures, confirmed that most of the ictal behavior was deliberately directed at trying to prevent the unpleasant sensations reaching his ears. [Published with video sequences].I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.