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15929917

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
Post-ictal rage and aggression have been mentioned in the literature but have rarely been documented by video-EEG recording. We studied a patient with dramatic, episodic, seizure-related rage and violence. This mentally retarded man had a lifelong history of seizures. He developed increasing episodic rage and aggression. Caregivers were afraid of him, although there was no record of directed violence. In one of these episodes he fractured his tibia and fibula. Interictal discharges arose from both temporal areas independently. He had focal seizures with secondary generalization. Immediately after cessation of the ictal discharge he became greatly agitated, with undirected aggression, loud screaming, kicking and fighting against the restraints. A video sequence illustrates the behavior. Imaging studies showed bilateral, periventricular, nodular heterotopia in the lateral aspect of both temporal horns and the trigones. Increasingly frequent, severe bursts of rage and aggression were proven to be post-ictal. Documented attacks occurred while he was restrained and this may have been a factor in their severity. Such attacks however, have been described while he was not restrained and these increased in severity and frequency over time. Developmental abnormalities with periventricular, nodular heterotopia in the region of the trigones and inferomesial temporal areas are considered to be causally related to his retardation and epilepsy. [Published with video sequences].
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1294-9361
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Post-ictal rage and aggression: a video-EEG study.
pubmed:affiliation
Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports