Ictal religious speech in non-dominant temporal lobe epilepsy: three cases

Neurocase. 2023 Feb-Apr;29(1):25-27. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2023.2280278. Epub 2023 Dec 16.

Abstract

Ictal religious speech and gestures, rare ictal semiological findings, sign the epileptic focus at the non-dominant temporal lobe in the literature. Therefore, we aim to present non-dominant temporal lobe semiological findings, including ictal praying and religious gestures in three cases.

Keywords: Automatism; ictal praying; religious automatism; temporal lobe epilepsy; verbal automatism.

MeSH terms

  • Automatism
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe* / complications
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe* / diagnostic imaging
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Speech