Postictal inhibition of the somatosensory cortex

Sándor Beniczky, Marina Jovanovic, Mary Doreen Atkins, Jørgen Alving, Marit Dahl, Noémi Andersen, Peter Wolf

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Abstract

Transient suppression of the motor cortex and of the speech areas cause well-described postictal phenomena following seizures involving the respective cortical areas. Pain is a rare symptom in epileptic seizures. We present a patient with painful tonic seizures in the left leg. The amplitude of the cortical component of the somatosensory evoked potential following stimulation of the left tibial nerve was reduced immediately after the seizure. Our findings suggest that the excitability of the sensory cortex is transiently reduced following a seizure involving the somatosensory area.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNeurological Sciences
Vol/bind32
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)147-9
Antal sider3
ISSN1590-1874
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2011

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