Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy presenting as sleepwalking episodes and restless leg syndrome-like symptoms

Autor:	Arya Jith, Kathleen Anne Mathew, Kudrat Jain
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy nonrapid eye movement-parasomnia restless-leg syndrome Psychiatry RC435-571
Zdroj:	Annals of Indian Psychiatry, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 384-386 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2588-8358 2588-8366
DOI:	10.4103/aip.aip_154_21
Popis:	Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE) is characterized by seizures with complex motor behaviors arising mainly during sleep. Varied clinical presentations and nonspecific electroencephalogram findings make it difficult to distinguish NFLE from other nocturnal paroxysmal events such as nonrapid eye movement (NREM) parasomnias and restless leg syndrome (RLS). Here, we present a case of NFLE, which had a complex clinical presentation resembling features suggestive of RLS and NREM parasomnia and posed a diagnostic challenge. Initiation of carbamazepine as the anti-epileptic led to rapid resolution of symptoms.
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