Ictal blinking in focal seizures: Insights from SEEG recordings.

Seizure : the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
Stanislas LagardeFabrice Bartolomei

Abstract

Ictal blinking may be observed in various forms of epilepsies. In the context of presurgical assessment of drug-resistant focal epilepsies, its semiological value is poorly understood. Our aims were to determine the prevalence and localizing value of ictal blinking. We reviewed our cohort of more than 300 patients explored by SEEG, searching for ictal blinking. We defined seizure onset zone (SOZ) using visual analysis complemented by a quantified method (epileptogenicity index). We analysed the features of ictal blinking and the associated signs. We tested for statistically significant associations with the underlying SOZ. We found that about 8% of our patients exhibited ictal blinking, mostly bilateral. Ictal blinking was seen mostly in four types of SOZ: occipital, occipito-temporal, temporal mesial, and insulo-opercular. It was significantly over-represented in occipito-temporal and occipital SOZ. Eye blinking was fastest in insulo-opercular SOZ and slowest in temporal mesial SOZ. Nystagmus and tonic eye deviation were associated with SOZ involving the occipital lobe. Ictal blinking is not uncommon in the population of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsies. It is mostly associated with four types of SOZ: occipital, o...Continue Reading

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