Auras are frequent in idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
The occurrence of an aura is often considered evidence of a partial rather than an idiopathic generalized epilepsy syndrome. The authors examined this hypothesis by prospectively recording reports of auras by patients being admitted for video-EEG monitoring. Auras were equally common (70%) among patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy as they were among those with localization-related epilepsy. Presence of an aura is not a reliable indicator of localization-related epilepsy.
Medical subject headings
- Epilepsy, Generalized
- Risk Assessment
- Status Epilepticus