title: [Ecstatic seizures].
abstract: Ecstatic seizures is a rare manifestation of epilepsy. They were described for the first time by F.M. Dostoevsky. Currently, the description of ecstatic seizures is possible to find in the scientific literature. The description of the own observation of a patient with emotional-affective seizures is presented. A role of the anterior insular cortex in the ecstatic seizures origin is discussed. The similarities between the feelings reported during ecstatic seizures and the feelings experienced under the effect of stimulant addictive drugs are described. The possible reasons of the low frequency of emotional-affective seizures are considered.
authors.affiliation: Republican Research And Clinical Center Of Neurology And Neurosurgery, Minsk, Belarus.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Likhachev
authors.affiliation: Republican Research And Clinical Center Of Neurology And Neurosurgery, Minsk, Belarus.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Astapenko
authors.affiliation: Republican Research And Clinical Center Of Neurology And Neurosurgery, Minsk, Belarus.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Osos
authors.affiliation: Republican Research And Clinical Center Of Neurology And Neurosurgery, Minsk, Belarus.
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Zmachynskaya
authors.affiliation: Republican Research And Clinical Center Of Neurology And Neurosurgery, Minsk, Belarus.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Gvishch
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000494:pharmacology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants