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Ipsiversive ictal eye and head deviation in a child with cerebral dysgenesis

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Stafstrom, CE; Mikati, MA; Gilmore, HE
Published in: Journal of Epilepsy
January 1, 1993

Deviation of the head or eyes at the onset of a seizure usually suggests that the seizure focus is located in the contralateral hemisphere. We describe an infant with extensive cerebral dysgenesis in whom left frontal ictal discharges on EEG were consistently correlated with leftward deviation of the head and eyes. Resection of the left frontal lobe eliminated the focal ictal discharges and versive head and eye movements. Thus, in an abnormally formed immature brain, ictal head and eye movements are not necessarily associated with contralateral ictal discharges, and such ictal discharges can be falsely localizing. © 1993.

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Journal of Epilepsy

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0896-6974

Publication Date

January 1, 1993

Volume

6

Issue

4

Start / End Page

277 / 281

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
 

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Stafstrom, C. E., Mikati, M. A., & Gilmore, H. E. (1993). Ipsiversive ictal eye and head deviation in a child with cerebral dysgenesis. Journal of Epilepsy, 6(4), 277–281. https://doi.org/10.1016/0896-6974(93)90014-2
Stafstrom, C. E., M. A. Mikati, and H. E. Gilmore. “Ipsiversive ictal eye and head deviation in a child with cerebral dysgenesis.” Journal of Epilepsy 6, no. 4 (January 1, 1993): 277–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/0896-6974(93)90014-2.
Stafstrom CE, Mikati MA, Gilmore HE. Ipsiversive ictal eye and head deviation in a child with cerebral dysgenesis. Journal of Epilepsy. 1993 Jan 1;6(4):277–81.
Stafstrom, C. E., et al. “Ipsiversive ictal eye and head deviation in a child with cerebral dysgenesis.” Journal of Epilepsy, vol. 6, no. 4, Jan. 1993, pp. 277–81. Scopus, doi:10.1016/0896-6974(93)90014-2.
Stafstrom CE, Mikati MA, Gilmore HE. Ipsiversive ictal eye and head deviation in a child with cerebral dysgenesis. Journal of Epilepsy. 1993 Jan 1;6(4):277–281.

Published In

Journal of Epilepsy

DOI

ISSN

0896-6974

Publication Date

January 1, 1993

Volume

6

Issue

4

Start / End Page

277 / 281

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery