| The localizing and lateralizing value of ictal/postictal coughing in patients with focal epilepsies. | |
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PMID: 15276144 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Postictal coughing has so far been reported to indicate a temporal origin of focal epilepsy. A trend towards non-dominant hemisphere lateralization and mesial temporal localization has been suggested. However, postictal coughing has also been reported in a few patients with extratemporal epilepsies. We have retrospectively evaluated the localizing and lateralizing value of ictal/postictal coughing in 197 patients with temporal and extratemporal epilepsy who received presurgical video-EEG long-term recordings from 1999 to 2001. There was no statistical significant difference in percentage of coughing patients in both groups. However, only patients belonging to the temporal group presented with coughing as a regular element of seizure semiology (simple partial and complex partial seizures) whereas in the extratemporal group coughing occurred more sporadically. Within the temporal group a statistically significant tendency to left-sided seizure onset and a statistically not significant preponderance of mesial seizure onset was observed. Additional vegetative signs were observed only in about half of the patients. These results suggest that coughing occurs in both temporal and extratemporal lobe epilepsy and may only be indicative of temporal lobe seizure onset if representing a regular semiologic element. Coughing may be due to two different mechanisms, one dependent and the other independent from additional vegetative symptoms. |
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Authors:
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Susanne Fauser; Yvonne Wuwer; Carolin Gierschner; Andreas Schulze-Bonhage |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association Volume: 13 ISSN: 1059-1311 ISO Abbreviation: Seizure Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-07-27 Completed Date: 2004-12-14 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306979 Medline TA: Seizure Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 403-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2003 BEA Treading Ltd. |
Affiliation:
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Epilepsy Center, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Street 64, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. fauser@nz.ukl.uni-freiburg.de |
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Brain
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physiopathology* Cough / epidemiology* Electroencephalography Epilepsies, Partial / epidemiology*, physiopathology* Functional Laterality / physiology* Humans Incidence Videotape Recording |
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