A Case of Circling Seizure.
- Author:
Sang Kun LEE
1
;
Ki Jong CHOI
;
Jae Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Automatism;
Child;
Cyanosis;
Electroencephalography;
Epilepsy;
Epilepsy, Generalized;
Humans;
Male;
Running;
Seizures*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1994;12(2):354-357
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Circling seizure in which the patient walks repetitively in samall circles is relatively uncommon and may either represent a benign form of primary generalized epilepsy or occur secondary to a focal epileptic activity. Especially circling due to focal seizure activity has been regarded as rare. The authors report 6-year old boy who showed many repetitive circling behavior toward the left side, running automatism, vocalization and mental confusion for 6 hours. He had a history of relatively intractable epilepsy for 3 years of adversive seizures(turning to the right side), staring and vocalzation followed by tonic fencing posturing with cyanosis. The electroencephalography demonstrated frequent focal spikes in the left fronto-temporal area.
