Microsomatoagnosia: whole body schema illusion as part of an epileptic aura.
We report a patient who presented with a whole body microsomatoagnosia as part of an epileptic aura. We postulate that this rare phenomenon argues in favor of the existence of a whole body integrative neuronal networks which mediates the bodily awareness.
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Department of Neurology, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Karni
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River
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D000377:Agnosia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology; D001828:Body Image; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000503:physiopathology; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology