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Pharyngeal dysesthesia as an aura in temporal lobe epilepsy.

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Carmant, L; Carrazana, E; Kramer, U; Helmers, SL; Holmes, GL; Black, PM; Mikati, MA
Published in: Epilepsia
September 1996

PURPOSE: Because oral, buccal, and sometimes oral-pharyngeal manifestations in epilepsy are linked to the central-temporal region, we studied 3 patients with childhood-onset partial seizures that consistently began with pharyngeal dysesthesias, described as either throat tingling or burning, to localize seizure onset. METHODS: Because of an intractable clinical course, each patient underwent invasive video-EEG monitoring, which localized the epileptogenic zone to the mesial temporal lobe. The 3 patients underwent temporal lobe resections. RESULTS: All 3 patients achieved remission of the pharyngeal auras and a 90-100% reduction in the frequency of their seizures. CONCLUSIONS: Pharyngeal dysesthesias can be the initial manifestation of complex partial seizures (CPS) of temporal lobe origin.

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Epilepsia

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ISSN

0013-9580

Publication Date

September 1996

Volume

37

Issue

9

Start / End Page

911 / 913

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Temporal Lobe
  • Pharynx
  • Pharyngeal Diseases
  • Paresthesia
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hippocampus
  • Female
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
 

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Carmant, L., Carrazana, E., Kramer, U., Helmers, S. L., Holmes, G. L., Black, P. M., & Mikati, M. A. (1996). Pharyngeal dysesthesia as an aura in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia, 37(9), 911–913. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00045.x
Carmant, L., E. Carrazana, U. Kramer, S. L. Helmers, G. L. Holmes, P. M. Black, and M. A. Mikati. “Pharyngeal dysesthesia as an aura in temporal lobe epilepsy.Epilepsia 37, no. 9 (September 1996): 911–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00045.x.
Carmant L, Carrazana E, Kramer U, Helmers SL, Holmes GL, Black PM, et al. Pharyngeal dysesthesia as an aura in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia. 1996 Sep;37(9):911–3.
Carmant, L., et al. “Pharyngeal dysesthesia as an aura in temporal lobe epilepsy.Epilepsia, vol. 37, no. 9, Sept. 1996, pp. 911–13. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00045.x.
Carmant L, Carrazana E, Kramer U, Helmers SL, Holmes GL, Black PM, Mikati MA. Pharyngeal dysesthesia as an aura in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia. 1996 Sep;37(9):911–913.
Journal cover image

Published In

Epilepsia

DOI

ISSN

0013-9580

Publication Date

September 1996

Volume

37

Issue

9

Start / End Page

911 / 913

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Temporal Lobe
  • Pharynx
  • Pharyngeal Diseases
  • Paresthesia
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hippocampus
  • Female
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe