The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children
The aim of this study is to analyze the seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in childhood. We analyzed 549 videotaped seizures from 79 patients (mean age 9.9 ± 3.8 years). Magnetic resonance imaging was normal in 30 patients. The seizures in the time interval of...
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The aim of this study is to analyze the seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in childhood. We analyzed 549 videotaped seizures from 79 patients (mean age 9.9 ± 3.8 years). Magnetic resonance imaging was normal in 30 patients. The seizures in the time interval of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. were considered as nocturnal. The mean number of seizures per patient was 6.8 ± 7.3. The mean seizure duration was 25.7 ± 26.9 sec; postictal confusion was 27 ± 16.1 sec (7-92 seconds). The seizures were observed in sleep with a rate of 56.8%; 43.1% of them were during wakefulness. Overall 50.4% of the seizures occured during night-time sleep. Tonic seizure (77.2%) was the most frequent simple motor seizure. Versive seizures were the second most frequent type of simple motor seizure (26.7%). Clonic seizures were 17.7%, complex motor seizures were 20.5%, and dialeptic seizures were 3% of all the seizures. Epileptic spasm, myoclonic seizures, aphasia, and akinetic semiologies were not observed. Vocalization was observed in 16% of the seizures. Frontal lobe seizures in childhood have a short duration, occur frequently, especially during night time sleep, and have a brief postictal period. Tonic semiology, versive semiology are the most frequent seizure semiologies; hypermotor and secondary generalized tonic clonic seizures and vocalizations are observed less in children compared to adults.
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| spelling | doaj-art-91532dc47848472388461b84a0646d5b2025-08-20T02:55:21ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212016-12-0158610.24953/turkjped.2016.06.003The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in childrenÜlkühan Öztoprak0Dilek Yalnızoğlu1Kader Karlı Oğuz2Eser Lay Ergun3Figen Söylemezoğlu4Burçak Bilginer5Nejat Akalan6Meral Topçu7Güzide Turanlı8Department of Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Childrens' Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.Division of Pediatric Neurology Deparment of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Ihsan Dogramacı Children's Hospital, Turkey.Deparment of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Deparment of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Deparment of Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Deparment of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Deparment of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Division of Pediatric Neurology Deparment of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Ihsan Dogramacı Children's Hospital, Turkey.Division of Pediatric Neurology, Deparment of Pediatrics, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey. The aim of this study is to analyze the seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in childhood. We analyzed 549 videotaped seizures from 79 patients (mean age 9.9 ± 3.8 years). Magnetic resonance imaging was normal in 30 patients. The seizures in the time interval of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. were considered as nocturnal. The mean number of seizures per patient was 6.8 ± 7.3. The mean seizure duration was 25.7 ± 26.9 sec; postictal confusion was 27 ± 16.1 sec (7-92 seconds). The seizures were observed in sleep with a rate of 56.8%; 43.1% of them were during wakefulness. Overall 50.4% of the seizures occured during night-time sleep. Tonic seizure (77.2%) was the most frequent simple motor seizure. Versive seizures were the second most frequent type of simple motor seizure (26.7%). Clonic seizures were 17.7%, complex motor seizures were 20.5%, and dialeptic seizures were 3% of all the seizures. Epileptic spasm, myoclonic seizures, aphasia, and akinetic semiologies were not observed. Vocalization was observed in 16% of the seizures. Frontal lobe seizures in childhood have a short duration, occur frequently, especially during night time sleep, and have a brief postictal period. Tonic semiology, versive semiology are the most frequent seizure semiologies; hypermotor and secondary generalized tonic clonic seizures and vocalizations are observed less in children compared to adults. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1166childhoodfrontal lobesseizure semiology |
| spellingShingle | Ülkühan Öztoprak Dilek Yalnızoğlu Kader Karlı Oğuz Eser Lay Ergun Figen Söylemezoğlu Burçak Bilginer Nejat Akalan Meral Topçu Güzide Turanlı The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics childhood frontal lobes seizure semiology |
| title | The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children |
| title_full | The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children |
| title_fullStr | The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children |
| title_short | The seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children |
| title_sort | seizure semiology consistent with frontal lobe symptomatogenic zone in children |
| topic | childhood frontal lobes seizure semiology |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1166 |
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