title: Mental dullness associated with left frontal continuous focal discharge.
abstract: (1) The EEG in a patient of refractory epilepsy showed the unilateral continuous focal discharge in left frontal area repeatedly for 11 days (2) Stupor and/or mental dullness associated with the change of EEG was the clinical manifestation. (3) A brief discussion was made about the possible pathophysiological mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine; D010672:Phenytoin; D010634:Phenobarbital