title: [Recurrent episodes of fever of unknown origin as temporal lobe epilepsy].
abstract: A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our department for the recurrent fever of unknown origin that occurred once approximately every 1 month for the last 3 years. No clinical and laboratory abnormality were found, except an interictal EEG showing fronto-temporal spike discharges. During hospitalization a characteristic febrile episode was accompanied by automatism, thereby, it became clear that the undetermined periodic febrile episodes were due to temporal lobe epilepsy. In this case, the thermoregulatory center of the hypothalamus might be symptomatic zone of temporal lobe epilepsy.
authors: Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Matsuda
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Akanuma
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Shimizu
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Shibano
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Nakahara
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sugiyama
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Honma
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000503:physiopathology; D010507:Periodicity; D012008:Recurrence