Pathological yawning as an ictal seizure manifestation in the elderly.
Excessive yawning has been reported in the peri-ictal period preceding or following seizures. We describe an exceptional case of an elderly man with impairment of consciousness and paroxysmal excessive yawning. We hypothesise that this can be regarded as an autonomic seizure originating from diencephalic/brainstem structures, manifesting with yawning as an ictal phenomenon.
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. a.nicotra@imperial.ac.uk
Alessia
A
Nicotra
Nofal M
NM
Khalil
P
P
Owbridge
Mina
M
Hakda
Younatan
Y
Beitverda
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015000:Yawning