Insular epilepsy

A gut feeling about insular seizures - BMJ Case Reports

Because of the rich cortical and autonomic nervous system connections of the insular cortex, patients with seizures emanating from this area are at higher risk ...

Non-dominant, Non-lesional Insular epilepsy - SpringerLink

In general, autonomic features associated with ictal fear suggest that the mesial, non-dominant temporal region, anterior insula, and anterior ...

Epilepsy surgery in children with operculo-insular ... - medRxiv

Epilepsy surgery in the operculo-insular cortex is challenging due to the difficult delineation of the epileptogenic zone and the high risk of post-operative ...

Refractory insular cortex epilepsy: clinical features, investigation and ...

In this article, we review recently published data on the role of the insula in refractory partial epilepsy, the appropriate investigation and surgical therapy ...

Insular epilepsy, an under-recognized seizure semiology

The insular cortex is deep, and thus scalp electroencephalography is not always beneficial as the epileptic discharges will not be easily recorded, ...

Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in refractory insular epilepsy

Due to heterogenous seizure semiology and poor contribution of scalp electro- encephalography (EEG) signals, insular epilepsy requires use of ...

Insular Epilepsy: Semiology and Noninvasive Investigations - OUCI

Considering the variability in seizure semiology, recognition of insular epilepsy may be challenging and confirmation by noninvasive tests is warranted although ...

Structural Connectivity Alterations in Operculo-Insular Epilepsy - MDPI

Operculo-insular epilepsy (OIE) is an under-recognized condition that can mimic temporal and extratemporal epilepsies. Previous studies have revealed ...

Insular epilepsy surgery: lessons learned from institutional review ...

KEYWORDS insular epilepsy; surgery; systematic review; meta-analysis; insular seizures. J Neurosurg Volume 136 • February 2022. 523. ©AANS 2022 ...

Insular Seizures: Have We Been Missing the Boat? - Sage Journals

A fully conscious patient with laryngeal discomfort, dyspnea, unpleasant perioral or somatic paresthesias, and dysarthric speech, followed by somatomotor ...

Insular Epilepsy: Semiology and Noninvasive Investigations

In this review, authors discuss the semiology and noninvasive investigations of insular epilepsy, an underrecognized type of epilepsy, which may mimic other ...

Epileptic Disorders - Avoid falling into the depths of the insular trap

Ryvlin et al 2006c Ryvlin P, Montavont A, Kahane P. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy : from mechanisms to prevention. Curr Opin Neurol 2006 ; 19 : 194-9.

Surgery techniques in epilepsy: Insular approaches - YouTube

Saleem Malik, MD The Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center at UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children's is proud to ...

Choking, asphyxiation and the insular seizure

Abstract. The insular cortex is located deep within the Sylvian fissure, and has rich connections. We describe two patients with focal epilepsy arising from ...

Epilepsy Essentials: Insular Epilepsy - Practical Neurology

It is prudent for all physicians treating epilepsy to remember the insula.

Insular epilepsy, an under-recognized seizure semiology. A review ...

Insular epilepsy may mimic other focal seizure semiologies, leading to misdiagnosis and failed epilepsy surgery.

A Case of Hypermotor Seizures in Posterior Insular Cortex Epilepsy

Insular seizure is a rare entity. Insular spikes spread to the temporal, parietal, and frontal lobes and clinically manifest with seizure ...

Drug resistant epilepsy of the insular lobe: A review and update article

Insular epilepsy is a rare form of focal epilepsy commonly drug resistant and has much of its investigation and treatment involved with the ...

Cortical thickness analysis in operculo-insular epilepsy

Background: In temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), advanced neuroimaging techniques reveal anomalies extending beyond the temporal lobe such as thinning of fronto- ...

Insular epilepsy surgery under neuronavigation guidance using ...

Partial seizure can be completely resolved with resection of the insular lesion and surrounding cortex if the insulae are adequately monitored by standard ...