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Article: Study findings on frontal lobe epilepsy are outlined in reports from Osaka University, Medical Department.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 12, 2008
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"Although a nonspecific cephalic sensation, the so-called ''cephalic aura,'' is a common sensory aura, particularly in frontal lobe seizures, but is rarely is the entire sensory seizure event," investigators in Suita, Japan report (see also Frontal Lobe Epilepsy).
"The unusual presentation of cephalic sensations in isolation representing supplementary motor area (SMA) seizures, which are commonly unaccompanied by ictal electroencephalography (EEG) changes, can easily lead to misdiagnosis of nonepileptic psychogenic seizures, We illustrate the case of a 36-year-old male patient with frontal lobe epilepsy who presented with isolated cephalic auras described as a ...