Visual hallucinations of autobiographic memory and asomatognosia: a case of epilepsy due to brain cysticercosis.
Neurocase
; 21(5): 635-41, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-25301252
The current study describes the case of a woman with symptomatic epilepsy due to brain cysticercosis acquired during childhood. During her adolescence, she developed seizures characterized by metamorphopsia, hallucinations of autobiographic memory and, finally, asomatognosia. Magnetic brain imaging showed a calcified lesion in the right occipitotemporal cortex, and positron emission tomography imaging confirmed the presence of interictal hypometabolism in two regions: the right parietal cortex and the right lateral and posterior temporal cortex. We discuss the link between these brain areas and the symptoms described under the concepts of epileptogenic lesion, epileptogenic zone, functional deficit zone, and symptomatogenic zone.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imagem Corporal
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Encéfalo
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Neurocisticercose
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Epilepsia
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Memória Episódica
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Alucinações
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurocase
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Reino Unido