Clinical features of limbic epilepsies and limbic status epilepticus
- VernacularTitle:边缘性癫和边缘性癫状态的临床特点
- Author:
Shuyu ZANG
;
Zuohan LI
;
Xuex ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
limbic epilepsies;
limbic status epilepticus;
clinical features
- From:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical features of limbic epilepsies and limbic status epilepticus.Methods The clinical data of two patients with limbic epilepsies and one patient with limbic status epilepticus were analysed retrospectively.Results 2 patients with limbic epilepsia were all young-aged onset of the disease.They manifested bouts of unconsciousness,nervous and fear,various automatism and autonomic nerves symptom.EEG showed spike discharge in unilateral or bilateral temporal area.MRI showed left hippocampns sclerosis in one case.Another case presented calcification focus in right internal temporal.One patient with limbic status epilepticus was middle-aged male,he manifested repeatedly onset of unconscious insanity,behavior disorders and psychiatric symptoms.There was over 30 min for once onset.EEG showed ? wave or ? wave in bilateral frontal and temporal area.MRI showed arachnoid cyst in left temporal lobe anterior.Three cases were controlled by Carbamazepine or Oxcarbazepine.Conclusion The clinical feature of limbic epilepsies and limbic status epilepticus have bouts of automatism,automic nerve symptom and psychiatric symptom attact,which have relation to impairment of hippocampus and almond body in interal temporal.
