Symptomatic nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
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Symptomatic nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE) is a disorder characterised by clusters of brief motor seizures during sleep, often without surface EEG epileptiform abnormalities’“. For these reasons, the prevalence of this disorder has probably been underestimated. Moreover, in the past, many patients with clusters of nocturnal motor attacks have been diagnosed as having nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia5,...
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CASE REPORT A 43-year-old man of normal intelligence consulted our outpatient clinic for nocturnal events that had started at age 32 years. These arise from sleep when he suddenly awakens, experiencing fear and the sensation of falling into a black hole or choking. He recalls raising his body and turning his head but does not recall what happens afterwards. His partner reported the events to be...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/s1059-1311(98)80030-7