Rotatory seizures of frontal lobe origin.
We report a patient with true rotatory seizures. The CT scan showed a right frontal calcified lesion and the EEG showed focal epileptiform discharges over the right frontal region. The seizures responded well to phenytoin therapy.
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Department of Medicine (Neurology), College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Chand
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D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D017034:Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
D010672:Phenytoin