Astasia-abasia and psychogenic tremor post-temporal lobectomy

Maher R Arabi; Jaafar Wazne; Wassim Nasreddine; Marwan Najjar; Ahmad Beydoun

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.12.013

Astasia-abasia and psychogenic tremor post-temporal lobectomy

Epilepsy Behav. 2012 Apr;23(4):503-4. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.12.013. Epub 2012 Mar 3.

Authors

Maher R Arabi¹, Jaafar Wazne, Wassim Nasreddine, Marwan Najjar, Ahmad Beydoun

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 22386590
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.12.013

Abstract

Temporal lobectomy can be complicated by somatoform disorders, psychiatric illnesses and non-epileptic psychogenic seizures. We report a woman who developed astasia-abasia and psychogenic tremor following temporal lobectomy for refractory epilepsy. To our knowledge, this type of conversion reaction following temporal lobectomy has not been previously reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy / adverse effects*
Conversion Disorder / complications
Conversion Disorder / etiology*
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy / surgery
Female
Humans
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology*
Temporal Lobe / surgery
Tremor / complications
Tremor / etiology*