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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 103-106 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Epilepsy |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 |
Keywords
- Autonomic seizures
- Epilepsy
- Partial seizures
- Pilomotor seizures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)