[Out-of-body experience as possible seizure symptom in a patient with a right parietal lesion].
Out-of-body experiences are reported in a variety of diseases and physiologic conditions. We report a 44-year-old patient with epigastric auras, psychomotor and grand mal seizures, and paroxysmal experiences during which he believed to have left his body and seen himself from the outside. Electroencephalography showed a right temporal and right parietal seizure pattern on several occasions, and a lesion in the right parietal lobe was detected by cranial magnetic resonance imaging. Histological examination showed a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma. Following extirpation of the lesion, the patient has been seizure-free for 5 years.
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Epilepsiezentrum Bethel, Klinik Mara I, Bielefeld. christian.brandt@evkb.de
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D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001828:Body Image; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003861:Depersonalization / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome