Headache associated with epileptic seizures: epidemiology and clinical characteristics.

Objective: To investigate the incidence and characteristics of seizure-associated headaches and the modalities of treatment.

Background: Systematic investigations of the characteristics of seizure-associated headaches are rare. Although data in the literature on the incidence of postictal headaches range between 37% and 51%, experiences with their treatment are limited and pathophysiological concepts do not exist.

Clinical features and EEG findings differentiating mesial from neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy.

We evaluated whether mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTE) and neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy (NTE) can be distinguished on electroclinical grounds. One hundred and twenty-two consecutive MTE (n = 86) and NTE (n = 36) patients were included in this prospective study. All patients underwent prolonged EEG-video monitoring and high resolution magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI).

The localizing value of the abdominal aura and its evolution: a study in focal epilepsies.

Objective: To evaluate the localizing value of abdominal aura and its evolution into other seizure types.

Methods: The seizures of 491 consecutive patients with focal epilepsies were prospectively classified according to a recently introduced semiologic seizure classification. All patients underwent prolonged EEG video monitoring and MRI scan.