Epileptic Disorders
MENUBrain connectivity changes during ictal coughing Volume 21, issue 4, August 2019
TEST YOURSELF
(1) In which type of focal seizure can an early and severe cough be observed?
(2) Which neural network is involved in ictal cough according to the results of the current study?
Answers
(1) This has been described mainly in temporal seizures, but until now, no study has reported precise electro-anatomo-clinical correlations.
Reference: Fauser S, Wuwer Y, Gierschner C, Schulze-Bonhage A. The localizing and lateralizing value of ictal/postictal coughing in patients with focal epilepsies. Seizure 2004; 13: 403-10.
(2) The cough is not directly related to the epileptogenic zone network (mesial temporal), but is related to changes in a propagation network affecting subcortical (caudate nucleus) and perisylvian structures, especially the insular region.