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ArticleScientific reports2024

Lateralizing value and clinicoradiological features of asymmetric last clonic jerks in temporal and extratemporal epilepsy.

Furkan Saridas, Gizem Mesut, Yasemin Dinc, Aylin Bican Demir, Ibrahim Bora

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Furkan SaridasDepartment of Neurology, Bursa Uludağ University Medicine Faculty, Bursa, Türkiye. furkansaridas@uludag.edu.tr.ORCID 0000-0001-5945-2317
Gizem MesutDepartment of Neurology, Bursa Uludağ University Medicine Faculty, Bursa, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0006-2052-6335
Yasemin DincDepartment of Neurology, Bursa Uludağ University Medicine Faculty, Bursa, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-0342-5939
Aylin Bican DemirDepartment of Neurology, Bursa Uludağ University Medicine Faculty, Bursa, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-6739-8605
Ibrahim BoraDepartment of Neurology, Bursa Uludağ University Medicine Faculty, Bursa, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-9435-6037

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Seizure semiology and electroencephalograph (EEG) are very important for determining seizure type, hemisphere lateralization, or localization. Clinical symptoms of focal seizures, as well as findings at the onset or end of a focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizure (FBTCS), are highly informative for lateralization. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of asymmetric last clonic jerk in patients with temporal or extratemporal lobe epilepsy with pathologies, localization, lateralization, or other semiological findings detected in neuroimaging or neuro psychometric tests and its positive predictive value for the detection of hemisphere lateralization based on seizure onset ictal EEG activation. 44 patients with asymmetric last clonic jerks (aLCJ) who were followed up in our VEM unit were randomized 1:1 with epilepsy patients without. In patients with ipsilateral automatism and contralateral posture or gustatory and olfactory hallucinations aLCJ was less or absent. In patients with unilateral tonic activity, aLCJ was more common. The positive predictive value of aLCJ for ictal EEG activation lateralization was 86.36%. In conclusion, asymmetric last clonic beat is valuable for lateralization of FBTCS and should be considered. Its presence strongly and reliably lateralizes to the side of seizure onset.

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ElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeizuresYoung Adult

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