Fantastic confabulation in right frontal lobe epilepsy

Mayu Fujikawa; Yoshiyuki Nishio; Yosuke Kakisaka; Nanayo Ogawa; Masaki Iwasaki; Nobukazu Nakasato

doi:10.1016/j.ebcr.2016.08.003

Fantastic confabulation in right frontal lobe epilepsy

Mayu Fujikawa, Yoshiyuki Nishio, Yosuke Kakisaka, Nanayo Ogawa, Masaki Iwasaki, Nobukazu Nakasato

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Background Interictal behavioral symptoms in frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) are variable and often difficult to discriminate from other localization-related epilepsies. Methods and results We report two female patients with right FLE who exhibited fantastic confabulations. One of the patients had a 14-year history of hypermotor seizures, and the other had a 10-year history of dyscognitive seizures with automatism. Their fantastic confabulations arose in the context of moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment and of a variety of behavioral abnormalities, including emotional withdrawal and compulsive behaviors. Conclusion Fantastic confabulations are rare but may be a relatively specific behavioral marker for FLE-associated psychosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-57
Number of pages	3
Journal	Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2016.08.003
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Confabulation
Frontal lobe epilepsy
Psychosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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