TY - JOUR
T1 - Eating epilepsy in Oman
T2 - A case series and report on the efficacy of temporal lobectomy
AU - Gujjar, Arunodaya R.
AU - Jacob, P. C.
AU - Ramanchandiran, Nandhagopal
AU - Al-Asmi, Abdullah
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Eating epilepsy (EE), where seizures are triggered by eating, is rare and has not been reported in the Gulf region. In EE, the ictal semiology includes partial or generalised seizures. Focal brain changes on imaging, if present, are often confined to the temporal lobe or perisylvian region. Therapeutic options, especially in those patients who are refractory to pharmacotherapy, have not been well-established. We report a series of five patients with EE from Oman, a country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Gulf region, and highlight the usefulness of temporal lobectomy in one patient who had medically-intractable EE. Surgical intervention could be considered as a potential therapeutic option in carefully selected patients with medically-intractable seizures.
AB - Eating epilepsy (EE), where seizures are triggered by eating, is rare and has not been reported in the Gulf region. In EE, the ictal semiology includes partial or generalised seizures. Focal brain changes on imaging, if present, are often confined to the temporal lobe or perisylvian region. Therapeutic options, especially in those patients who are refractory to pharmacotherapy, have not been well-established. We report a series of five patients with EE from Oman, a country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Gulf region, and highlight the usefulness of temporal lobectomy in one patient who had medically-intractable EE. Surgical intervention could be considered as a potential therapeutic option in carefully selected patients with medically-intractable seizures.
KW - Case report
KW - Eating induced epilepsy
KW - Oman
KW - Reflex epilepsy
KW - Temporal lobectomy
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U2 - 10.12816/0003212
DO - 10.12816/0003212
M3 - Article
C2 - 23573399
AN - SCOPUS:84875149863
SN - 2075-051X
VL - 13
SP - 156
EP - 161
JO - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
JF - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
IS - 1
ER -