title: Pattern-induced partial seizures with repetitive affectionate kissing: an unusual manifestation of right temporal lobe epilepsy.
abstract: We report a case of recurrent partial seizures that were often precipitated by looking up a flight of stairs and included spitting as well as repetitive affectionate kissing automatisms. These seizures were shown by long-term video/EEG monitoring to be of right temporal origin and completely subsided after right temporal lobectomy. This case is unique because: (1) The patient had partial rather than primarily generalized pattern-induced seizures. (2) Affectionate kissing automatisms were a part of his partial seizures and, to our knowledge, have not been reported in the literature before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, and Adult and Pediatric Epilepsy Program, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. mamikati@aub.edu.lb
authors.forename: Mohamad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mikati
authors.forename: Youssef G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Comair
authors.forename: Alhan N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Shamseddine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D038481:Anterior Temporal Lobectomy / Q000379:methods; D001332:Automatism / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology