Sign of the Cross (Signum Crucis): Observation of an uncommon ictal manifestation of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

被引：21

作者：

Lin, Katia ^{[1
]}

Marx, Catherine ^{[1
]}

Caboclo, Luis O. S. F. ^{[1
]}

Centeno, Rical'do S. ^{[1
]}

Sakamoto, Americo C. ^{[1
]}

Yacubian, Elza M. T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, EPM, UNIPETE, Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR | 2009年 / 14卷 / 02期

基金：

巴西圣保罗研究基金会;

关键词：

Temporal lobe epilepsy; Hippocampal sclerosis; Lateralizing signs; Hand automatism; Video/EEG monitoring; Religion; Sign of the Cross; EXPERIENCES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.11.002

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The objective of the study was to describe the clinical characteristics and determine the lateralizing value of ictal Sign of the Cross (SC) as a complex hand automatism (CHA) in patients evaluated by video/EEG monitoring in a comprehensive epilepsy unit. We reviewed video/EEG data of 530 patients with epilepsy recorded in a tertiary epilepsy center from 2002 to 2008. Four patients were found to have manifested a CHA similar to the SC at least once during their complex partial seizures. All patients had unilateral right mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) refractory to medical treatment. The limbic system is often Suggested as the critical site of religious experience. Moreover, it may be localized predominantly to the temporal regions of the right hemisphere. However, this rare and peculiar ictal manifestation may be related not only to the neural Substrate and personality characteristics of TLE, but also to the general religious convictions of Brazilians. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：400 / 403

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