ictal

Ictal symptoms last for a very brief period of time(less than 30 seconds).

But, not until the early 19th century were ictal behaviors correlated to specific areas of the brain.

It can occur alone and be the only ictal event in patients who could, at other times, have visual hallucinations without blindness.

During temporal lobe seizures, patients ictal behavior can be described as a bodily sensation.

Oropharyngolaryngeal ictal manifestations are unilateral sensorimotor symptoms inside the mouth.

Seizures associated with ictal vomiting did not have any particular localization or lateralization.

Ictal headaches can often be controlled with anticonvulsants.

Epileptic persons also experience ictal fear when seizures originate in the amygdala.

(3) The child is brought to the accident and emergency department or is seen by a physician while ictal symptoms continue.

Vomiting occurred mainly when the ictal discharges were more diffuse than localized.

Ictal confusion in later life.

They are not limited to ictal episodes and can also occur peri-ictally and interictally.

Epileptologists have long speculated as to what governs the transition from the interictal to the ictal state.

A good history including the sequence of events, lack of incontinence and no post ictal phase, help to make an accurate diagnosis.

Ictal asystole is a rare occurrence for patients that have temporal lobe epilepsy.

The researchers also subtracted the ictal from the postictal scans, and saw increased blood flow in the thalamus.

Ictal symptoms depend on where the epileptic seizure originates.

Ictal behavior due to seizures in the frontal lobe are known to be very emotional or sexual in nature.

There were no convulsions or other discernible ictal or postictal symptoms.

Ictal headaches are headaches associated with seizure activity.

Severity of ictal headaches can vary from a slight pressure or "cloud" to an intensity far beyond migraine.

Another sign of seizures occurring in the parietal lobe is the presence of ictal pain.

Many cases of ictal headache may be misdiagnosed as migraine with aura, or even cluster headache.

Impairment of consciousness is the essential ictal element and may be the only clinical symptom, but this is often combined with other manifestations.

Vomiting was a common ictal symptom occurring at any stage of the seizures but not as the first clinical manifestation.