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<h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>Coughing may be observed as an epiphenomenon during or after epileptic seizures.</p>
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<h3>Aim</h3>
<p>In this paper we discuss the lateralization and localization value of cough as an epileptic peri/post ictal semiological phenomenon.</p>
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<h3>Material and Methods</h3>
<p>Seven patients presenting cough as a part of their symptomatology are presented. We will discuss cough in the context of these seven patients.</p>
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<h3>Results</h3>
<p>Six out of these seven patients were multidrug resistant temporal lobe epilepsy patients, all were right handed. They were all examined for possible epilepsy surgery and four underwent surgery with complete seizure freedom. We do not have certain evidence for lateralization in one patient with hot water epilepsy though déjà vu as an initial symptom in this patient implies a temporal lobe onset. The seven other patients had temporal lobe epilepsy. Among the patients who had surgery, three had left sided and one had right sided temporal lobe surgery with consequent seizure freedom.</p>
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<h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p> Referring to the argument in the literature, with our small patient sample, we might conclude that cough has significant value in localizing seizures to the temporal lobe but overall these limited data do not suggest a lateralizing value.</p>
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Introduction
Coughing may be observed as an epiphenomenon during or after epileptic seizures.


Aim
In this paper we discuss the lateralization and localization value of cough as an epileptic peri/post ictal semiological phenomenon.


Material and Methods
Seven patients presenting cough as a part of their symptomatology are presented. We will discuss cough in the context of these seven patients.


Results
Six out of these seven patients were multidrug resistant temporal lobe epilepsy patients, all were right handed. They were all examined for possible epilepsy surgery and four underwent surgery with complete seizure freedom. We do not have certain evidence for lateralization in one patient with hot water epilepsy though déjà vu as an initial symptom in this patient implies a temporal lobe onset. The seven other patients had temporal lobe epilepsy. Among the patients who had surgery, three had left sided and one had right sided temporal lobe surgery with consequent seizure freedom.


Conclusion
 Referring to the argument in the literature, with our small patient sample, we might conclude that cough has significant value in localizing seizures to the temporal lobe but overall these limited data do not suggest a lateralizing value.

The lateralizing and localizing value of peri-ictal cough in epileptic seizures

Journal of Epileptology

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Introduction
Coughing may be observed as an epiphenomenon during or after epileptic seizures.


Aim
In this paper we discuss the lateralization and...

The lateralizing and localizing value of peri-ictal cough in epileptic seizures

Published Online: Dec 19, 2013

Page range: 71 - 77

Received: Sep 09, 2013

Accepted: Dec 17, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2015-0006

Keywords
cough, seizure localization, temporal lobe epilepsy, video-EEG, epilepsy surgery

© 2013 Bektaş Korkmaz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The lateralizing and localizing value of peri-ictal cough in epileptic seizures

Published Online: Dec 19, 2013

Page range: 71 - 77

Received: Sep 09, 2013

Accepted: Dec 17, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2015-0006

Keywordscough, seizure localization, temporal lobe epilepsy, video-EEG, epilepsy surgery

© 2013 Bektaş Korkmaz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cough, seizure localization, temporal lobe epilepsy, video-EEG, epilepsy surgery