Auras are frequent in idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
The occurrence of an aura is often considered evidence of a partial rather than an idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndrome. The authors examined this hypothesis by prospectively recording reports of auras by patients being admitted for video-EEG monitoring. Auras were equally common (70%) among patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy as they were among those with localization-related epilepsy. Presence of an aura is not a reliable indicator of localization-related epilepsy.
Boylan
L S
LS
Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. laura.boylan@med.nyu.edu
Labovitz
D L
DL
Jackson
S C
SC
Starner
K
K
Devinsky
O
O
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*