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Ictal kissing and religious speech in a patient with right temporal lobe epilepsy Volume 6, numéro 4, December 2004

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Legends for video sequences

1st seizure
She started with a feeling of discomfort; after 10 seconds, she started to repeat “ La eela’hay eel’allah, Muhammed’een resul’allah ” (God is unique and Mohammed is his prophet)” for twenty three seconds between 0:10-0:33. Then she said, “Give me your hand” and “My sweetie”, and kissed the hand of technician using her right hand for 34 seconds. At 1:07, she again started to repeat “La ilahe illallah, Muhammedin Resullulah” for 14 seconds, followed by left hand automatisms (1:21).
2nd seizure
She started with a feeling of discomfort or fear (3: 14), and continued to grasp an object (biscuit) with both hands (3:25). After five seconds, she repeated “La eela’hay eel’allah, Muhammed’een resul’allah ” (3: 29), and started to blow (4:02), she stretched her right arm toward the technician (4:23), kissed the hand of technician (between 4:27 and 5:05) said “Hold” and “My sweetie” (4:32), with her left arm in dystonic posture. At 5:07, she spat and this was followed by oroalimentary automatisms. At 7: 00, the seizure stopped and at 7:05 she said that she felt good.
3rd seizure
She started with a feeling of discomfort or fear (7:21)
At 7:39, “La eela’hay eel’allah, Muhammed’een resul’allah
Left arm in dystonic posture, looking towards the left, stretching her right arm (8:04), saying “Hold” (8:11), starting to kiss the hand and said “Don’t pity me” (8:18).
She blew and said, “Come” using two hands (8:57). In between, she repeated “La eela’hay eel’allah, Muhammed’een resul’allah” and blinked her eyes continuously. At 9:51, she continued to kiss. At 10:10, her left arm in dystonic posture and eyes deviated to the left side. At 11:20, she answered questions, and said that she felt better.
4th seizure
She started with a feeling of discomfort or fear (11:55).
12:18, “La eela’hay eel’allah, Muhammed’een resul’allah ”, blinked her eyes continuously, her left arm was in dystonic posture.
13:01, she held the sheet and kissed it, then oroalimentary automatisms started.
14:09, she put her right hand on her head.