Epileptic nystagmus: two case reports, clinical and pathophysiological review of the literature.
Epileptic nystagmus (EN) is characterized by repetitive eye movements as a symptom of seizure activity. Two cases of EN are reported including ictal EEG, video recordings and MRI. In addition, we review the published cases and pathophysiological background of EN. The cardinal cortical region for EN is located at the junction of Brodmann areas 19/37/39 correlating with the main epileptogenic region observed in the analyzed cases.
Weber
Yvonne G
YG
Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Roesche
Johannes
J
Lerche
Holger
H
D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012196:Review Literature as Topic