Ictal delusion of sexual transformation

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 356-359

  Kasper, B S ^a   Kerling, F ^a   Graf, W ^a   Stefan, H ^a   Pauli, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Delusional misidentification; Epilepsy; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DELUSIONAL MISIDENTIFICATION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC AURA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SEIZURE; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAPGRAS SYNDROME; DELUSIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 70349820190     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.024     Document Type: Article

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