Epileptic Nystagmus and Vertigo Associated with Bilateral Temporal and Frontal Lobe Epilepsy

• Main Authors: Kyu-Sung Kim, Young Hyo Kim, Yoonseok Hwang, Ben Kang, Dong Hyun Kim, Young Se Kwon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2013-12-01
• Series: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
• Subjects: Epilepsy; Pathologic nystagmus; Vertigo; Electroencephalography
• Online Access: http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-6-259.pdf

Epileptic nystagmus is defined as a quick, repetitive jerky movement of the eyeball associated with seizure activity. In cases of epileptic nystagmus associated with ictal discharge from multiple brain areas, localization of the exact epileptogenic zone could be extremely difficult. In a nine-year-old patient with epileptic nystagmus and vertigo associated with bilateral temporal and frontal lobe epilepsy, we could infer the epileptic focus by interpreting the patient's clinical picture, characteristics of nystagmus, and findings of electroencephalography.