Abstract
Pilomotor seizures are rarely reported in the literature. Only 16 cases have been described until now, and seizures were recorded on EEG in only four patients. A 67-year-old woman has had four nocturnal tonic-clonic attacks since the age of 63. At the age of 67, brief, very frequent episodes appeared, characterized by a sudden feeling of "fuzziness" all over her body accompanied by diffuse piloerection. Several seizures have been recorded during video-polygraphic monitoring, showing a right temporal discharge and transient increase in arterial blood pressure without tachycardia. This patient's seizures demonstrate a "pure" form of autonomic dysfunction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 103-106 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Epilepsy |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1991 |
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Keywords
- Autonomic seizures
- Epilepsy
- Partial seizures
- Pilomotor seizures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)
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Video-polygraphic recording in "Pure" pilomotor seizures. / Tinuper, Paolo; Cerullo, Angelina; De Carolis, Piero; Cortelli, Pietro; Sacquegna, Tommaso.
In: Journal of Epilepsy, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1991, p. 103-106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Tinuper, Paolo
AU - Cerullo, Angelina
AU - De Carolis, Piero
AU - Cortelli, Pietro
AU - Sacquegna, Tommaso
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Pilomotor seizures are rarely reported in the literature. Only 16 cases have been described until now, and seizures were recorded on EEG in only four patients. A 67-year-old woman has had four nocturnal tonic-clonic attacks since the age of 63. At the age of 67, brief, very frequent episodes appeared, characterized by a sudden feeling of "fuzziness" all over her body accompanied by diffuse piloerection. Several seizures have been recorded during video-polygraphic monitoring, showing a right temporal discharge and transient increase in arterial blood pressure without tachycardia. This patient's seizures demonstrate a "pure" form of autonomic dysfunction.
AB - Pilomotor seizures are rarely reported in the literature. Only 16 cases have been described until now, and seizures were recorded on EEG in only four patients. A 67-year-old woman has had four nocturnal tonic-clonic attacks since the age of 63. At the age of 67, brief, very frequent episodes appeared, characterized by a sudden feeling of "fuzziness" all over her body accompanied by diffuse piloerection. Several seizures have been recorded during video-polygraphic monitoring, showing a right temporal discharge and transient increase in arterial blood pressure without tachycardia. This patient's seizures demonstrate a "pure" form of autonomic dysfunction.
KW - Autonomic seizures
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Partial seizures
KW - Pilomotor seizures
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