Peri-ictal Water Drinking: An Interesting Phenomenon With Unknown Reason

ALTINDAG, Ebru; Ertekin, ERHAN; Gokyigit, Aysen; Aslantas-Ertekin, Banu; Vanli-Yavuz, Ebru; Ozel Yildiz, SEVDA; Bebek, NERSES; Gurses, Candan; Baral-Kulaksizoglu, Isin; Baykan, Betül

Peri-ictal Water Drinking: An Interesting Phenomenon With Unknown Reason

ALTINDAG E., Ertekin E., Gokyigit A., Aslantas-Ertekin B., Vanli-Yavuz E. N., Ozel Yildiz S., ...More

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH, vol.33, no.2, pp.194-206, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2016
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.194-206
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Peri-ictal water drinking is a rare vegetative symptom reported in temporal lobe epilepsy. Our aim was to investigate the clinical, EEG, MRI findings and psychiatric comorbidities of the patients reporting peri-ictal water drinking in their seizures.