title: Asymmetric ending of secondarily generalized seizures: a lateralizing sign in TLE.
abstract: The authors investigated whether asymmetric ending of the clonic phase of secondarily generalized tonic clonic seizures (SGTCS) has lateralizing value concerning the hemisphere of seizure onset. They studied 70 patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent epilepsy surgery. Asymmetric ending of the clonic phase occurred in 43% of patients. The last clonic movement appeared on the upper extremity ipsilateral to the hemisphere of seizure onset in 83%.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung fuer Klinische Epilepsieforschung, Department of Clinical Neurology, Vienna University, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leutmezer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wöginger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antoni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seidl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods