Background and objectives: Cingulate epilepsy (CE) is a rare and challenging type of focal epilepsy, due to the polymorphic semiology of the seizures, mimicking other types of epilepsy, and the limited utility of scalp-EEG. Methods: We selected consecutive drug-resistant subjects with CE who were seizure-free after surgery, with seizure onset zone (SOZ) confirmed in the CC (cingulate cortex) by histology and/or SEEG. We analysed subjective and objective ictal manifestations using video recordings and correlated semeiology with anatomical CC subregions (anterior, anterior middle, posterior middle and posterior) localization of SOZ. Results: We analysed 122 seizures in 57 patients. Seizures were globally characterized by complex behaviors, typically natural seeming and often accompanied by emotional components.All objective ictal variables considered (pronation of the body or getting up from a lying/sitting position, tonic/dystonic posturing, hand movements, asymmetry, vocalizations, fluidity and repetitiveness of motor manifestations, awareness and emotional and autonomic components) were differently distributed among CC subregions (p<.05) Along the rostro-caudal axis fluidity and repetitiveness of movement, vocalizations, body pronation and emotional components decrease anterior-posteriorly, while tonic/dystonic postures, signs of lateralization and awareness increase.Vestibular and asymmetric somatosensory, somatosensory and epigastric and enteroceptive/autonomic symptoms were distributed differently among CC subregions (p<.05). Along the rostro-caudal axis vestibular, somatosensory and somatosensory asymmetric symptoms increase anterior-posterior. Discussion: CE is characterized by a spectrum of semeiological manifestations with a topographic distribution. CE semiology could indicate which cingulate sector is mainly involved.
Association Between Semiology and Anatomo-Functional Localization in Patients With Cingulate Epilepsy: A Cohort Study
Nobili, Lino;
2022-01-01
Abstract
Background and objectives: Cingulate epilepsy (CE) is a rare and challenging type of focal epilepsy, due to the polymorphic semiology of the seizures, mimicking other types of epilepsy, and the limited utility of scalp-EEG. Methods: We selected consecutive drug-resistant subjects with CE who were seizure-free after surgery, with seizure onset zone (SOZ) confirmed in the CC (cingulate cortex) by histology and/or SEEG. We analysed subjective and objective ictal manifestations using video recordings and correlated semeiology with anatomical CC subregions (anterior, anterior middle, posterior middle and posterior) localization of SOZ. Results: We analysed 122 seizures in 57 patients. Seizures were globally characterized by complex behaviors, typically natural seeming and often accompanied by emotional components.All objective ictal variables considered (pronation of the body or getting up from a lying/sitting position, tonic/dystonic posturing, hand movements, asymmetry, vocalizations, fluidity and repetitiveness of motor manifestations, awareness and emotional and autonomic components) were differently distributed among CC subregions (p<.05) Along the rostro-caudal axis fluidity and repetitiveness of movement, vocalizations, body pronation and emotional components decrease anterior-posteriorly, while tonic/dystonic postures, signs of lateralization and awareness increase.Vestibular and asymmetric somatosensory, somatosensory and epigastric and enteroceptive/autonomic symptoms were distributed differently among CC subregions (p<.05). Along the rostro-caudal axis vestibular, somatosensory and somatosensory asymmetric symptoms increase anterior-posterior. Discussion: CE is characterized by a spectrum of semeiological manifestations with a topographic distribution. CE semiology could indicate which cingulate sector is mainly involved.
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
