title: Ictal increased writing preceded by dysphasic seizures.
abstract: Ictal increased writing has never been concretely demonstrated to be an epileptic symptom. We reported the evolution of seizures, from the beginning of reading-writing dysphasia through increased writing to secondary generalization, in a schoolchild with benign partial seizures. The lateralizing value of inter- or non-ictal hypergraphia has been stressed for the right hemisphere, while ictal increased writing most likely originated from the language area in the dominant (left) cerebral hemisphere in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya City University Medical School, Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, 467-8601, Nagoya, Japan. ishikwt@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imahashi
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine