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Epilepsy with ictal aggression: A report of four cases

İktal şiddetle seyreden epilepsi: Dört olgu

Journal
Epilepsi
Pages
156–160
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These four cases suggest that ictal aggression is not a directed behaviour causing any juridical implications.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A retrospective review of 426 patients who underwent longterm video EEG monitoring between 1997 and 2002 revealed four male patients in whom ictal aggression patterns were of interest during seizures, interictal and ictal EEG changes.
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Key Findings & Data:Two patients had mild mental retardation.
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Conclusion & Impact:These four cases suggest that ictal aggression is not a directed behaviour causing any juridical implications.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:2002 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Suç · Geriyedönük çalışma · Tanısal görüntüleme

Abstract

A retrospective review of 426 patients who underwent longterm video EEG monitoring between 1997 and 2002 revealed four male patients in whom ictal aggression patterns were of interest during seizures, interictal and ictal EEG changes. Two patients had mild mental retardation. The epileptogenic foci were on the right in two patients, and on the left in the others. No intentional aggression was noted. Aggressive behaviors reflected ictal automatism in three patients; one patient manifested resistance to intervention efforts during the postictal period. The patients were not influenced by any provocation before or during seizures. Interictal aggressiveness did not result in violence. These four cases suggest that ictal aggression is not a directed behaviour causing any juridical implications.

Özet

Yetişkin ve çocuk epilepsi merkezinde 1997-2002 yılları arasında uzun süreli video EEG ile monitörize edilen 429 hasta arasında iktal şiddet davranışı gösteren dört erkek hasta sunuldu. İki hastada hafif zeka geriliği vardı. Nöbetler iki hastada sol hemisfer, iki hastada sağ hemisfer başlangıçlıydı. Olguların hiçbirinde amaca yönelik şiddet izlenmedi. Şiddet davranışı, üç hastada sterotipik basit otomatizma, bir hastada ise postiktal dönemde zaptedilmeye karşı direnç şeklindeydi. Hiçbir hastada nöbet öncesinde ve nöbet sırasında provakasyon yoktu ve interiktal dönemde şiddet davranışı izlenmedi. Olgularımızda, son derece nadir görülen iktal şiddet davranışının, adli bir olaya yol açabilecek, yönlendirilmiş bir davranış paterni olduğu yönünde bir bulguya rastlanmadı.

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KURT, S. G., BİLİR, E., GÖMCELİ, Y., KUTLU, G., LEVENTOĞLU, A., ERDEM, A. (2002). Epilepsy with ictal aggression: A report of four cases. Epilepsi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3, 156–160. https://ajindex.com/articles/165722

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