Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case report
We report a case of hypermotor seizure activity. The patient presented behavioural changes with previous reports of normal electroencephalogram (EEG). A prolonged video EEG of this patient showed rare epileptic abnormalities over the left frontocentral region, which ruled out a conversion disorder d...
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| author | Jith Arya Narayanan Dinesh V Neelima |
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| description | We report a case of hypermotor seizure activity. The patient presented behavioural changes with previous reports of normal electroencephalogram (EEG). A prolonged video EEG of this patient showed rare epileptic abnormalities over the left frontocentral region, which ruled out a conversion disorder diagnosis. Management using Antiepileptics proved beneficial in this case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcb478af6f124f808c8466aaa9afa6032022-12-21T18:57:55ZengIndian Psychiatric Society (Kerala State BranchKerala Journal of Psychiatry0377-06992395-14862021-01-01188Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case reportJith Arya0Narayanan Dinesh1V Neelima2Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Amrita Institute of Medical sciencesProfessor and HOD, Department of Psychiatry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Junior Resident, Department of psychiatry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, KochiWe report a case of hypermotor seizure activity. The patient presented behavioural changes with previous reports of normal electroencephalogram (EEG). A prolonged video EEG of this patient showed rare epileptic abnormalities over the left frontocentral region, which ruled out a conversion disorder diagnosis. Management using Antiepileptics proved beneficial in this case.https://kjponline.com/index.php/kjp/article/view/233hypermotor seizure, unusual symptoms, psychiatric |
| spellingShingle | Jith Arya Narayanan Dinesh V Neelima Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case report Kerala Journal of Psychiatry hypermotor seizure, unusual symptoms, psychiatric |
| title | Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case report |
| title_full | Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case report |
| title_fullStr | Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case report |
| title_short | Hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms - a case report |
| title_sort | hypermotor seizure presenting with unusual psychiatric symptoms a case report |
| topic | hypermotor seizure, unusual symptoms, psychiatric |
| url | https://kjponline.com/index.php/kjp/article/view/233 |
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