A case report of psychic symptomatology associated with complex partial seizures Case Report

Yıl 2007, Cilt: 42 Sayı: 3, 121 - 124, 01.09.2007

Aycan Ünalp

Öz

A case of complex partial epilepsy with psychic signs including structured hallucinations such as associating humans with animals is presented Such a psychic phenomenon has not been reported previously The lateralizing value of this symptom should be investigated Turk Arch Ped 2007; 42: 121 4 Key words: Childhood complex partial epilepsy hallucination psychic

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Psişik belirtilerle ortaya çıkan kompleks parsiyel nöbetlere ilişkin bir olgu sunumu Olgu Sunumu

Öz

Temporal lob epilepsisinin bulgusu olarak insanları hayvanlara benzetme şeklinde yapılanmış varsanıları olan psişik belirtilerle seyreden bir kompleks parsiyel epilepsi olgusu sunulmuştur Çocukluk çağında iktal bulgu olarak bu tür bir psişik fenomen daha önce bildirilmemiştir Bu belirtinin taraf seçmesinin değeri araştırılmalıdır Türk Ped Arş 2007; 42: 121 4 Anahtar kelimeler: Çocukluk çağı kompleks parsiyel epilepsi psişik varsanı

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