A Case of Orgasmic Aura Associated with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy from the Nondominant Hemisphere.
- Author:
Chan Hee PARK
1
;
Yang Je CHO
;
Sang Don HAN
;
Soochul PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. scpark@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Orgasm;
Foramen Ovale;
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arousal;
Brain;
Electrodes;
Electroencephalography;
Epilepsy*;
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe*;
Euphoria;
Female;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18;
Foramen Ovale;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Orgasm*;
Sclerosis;
Sensation;
Temporal Lobe*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(3):386-388
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced a patient with an orgasmic aura originating from the right mesial temporal structure. A 36-year-old right-handed woman suffered from a specific sensation of sexual arousal and orgasm-like euphoria lasting 1~2 minutes for several years. Video EEG monitoring ascertained those sensations as epileptic in nature arising from the right mesial temporal area through a foramen ovale electrode. The findings of 99mTc-ECD-SPECT and 18F-FDG PET were concordant with those of the brain MRI which was pathologically consistent with hippocampal sclerosis.
