Epileptic Disorders
MENUUnpleasant auditory illusions and related avoidance behaviour in a child Volume 10, numéro 1, march 2008
Auteurs
Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Pediatric Hospital A Meyer, Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Pediatric Hospital A Meyer and University of Firenze, Italy
- Mots-clés : auditory illusions, temporal lobe, partial seizures, automatisms, aura
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2008.0167
- Page(s) : 35-8
- Année de parution : 2008
Auditory aura is a rare symptom in focal epilepsy. It has been described in autosomal dominant partial epilepsy with auditory features, but is, in general, poorly documented. We report on a 7-year-old, right-handed boy, who suffered seizures characterized by positive auditory illusions with verbal and gestural automatisms and noticeable attempts at covering his ears. Clinical evaluation and video-recording of the seizures, confirmed that most of the ictal behavior was deliberately directed at trying to prevent the unpleasant sensations reaching his ears. [Published with video sequences]