title: Aphasia secondary to partial status epilepticus of the basal temporal language area.
abstract: We present a patient with aphasia of several days' duration that was secondary to spontaneous partial status epilepticus arising from the left basal temporal region. Evidence from MRI, EEG, and PET confirmed the origin of the seizures in the basal temporal area. Both the seizure discharges and the aphasia resolved after antiepileptic therapy. This case, to our knowledge, is the first documented example of epileptic aphasia secondary to spontaneous partial status epilepticus originating from the basal temporal area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kirshner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fakhoury
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abou-Khalil
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed