Rotatory seizures in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
We present an 11-year-old girl with tuberous sclerosis who developed seizures characterized by circling behavior. Rotatory seizures are uncommon and occur mainly secondary to a focal pathology. Our patient had a right temporal epileptic focus, confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to be a subcortical lesion in the right temporal region. This case is probably the first reported case of tuberous sclerosis associated with rotatory seizures with an ictal EEG.
Department of Pediatrics, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland. gpramelli@tinet.ch
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D001931:Brain Mapping; D002648:Child; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D012399:Rotation; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*