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BMJ Case Rep
; 20122012 Oct 12.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23076687
RESUMEN
Excessive yawning has been reported in the peri-ictal period preceding or following seizures. We describe an exceptional case of an elderly man with impairment of consciousness and paroxysmal excessive yawning. We hypothesise that this can be regarded as an autonomic seizure originating from diencephalic/brainstem structures, manifesting with yawning as an ictal phenomenon.