title: Astasia-abasia and psychogenic tremor post-temporal lobectomy.
abstract: Temporal lobectomy can be complicated by somatoform disorders, psychiatric illnesses and non-epileptic psychogenic seizures. We report a woman who developed astasia-abasia and psychogenic tremor following temporal lobectomy for refractory epilepsy. To our knowledge, this type of conversion reaction following temporal lobectomy has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Maher R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Arabi
authors.forename: Jaafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wazne
authors.forename: Wassim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nasreddine
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najjar
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beydoun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D038481:Anterior Temporal Lobectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery; D014202:Tremor / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*