Ictal tinnitus.
Unilateral high pitched tinnitus was the sole epileptic ictal manifestation of a 45-year-old woman. Electrographic seizures originated from the contralateral midtemporal area and consistently correlated with tinnitus. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a lesion involving the superior temporal gyrus and inferior portion of the supramarginal gyrus. The case illustrates a cortical origin of tinnitus.
D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D010672:Phenytoin