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) identifier identifier

  • 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.