Development of temporal lobe epilepsy during maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: A case of human kindling?

Schotte, Caroline; Cleeren, Evy; Goffin, Karolien; Hunyadi, Borbala; Buggenhout, Satya; Van Laere, Koen; Van Paesschen, Wim

doi:10.1002/epi4.12294

Development of temporal lobe epilepsy during maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: A case of human kindling?

Author:

Schotte, Caroline

Cleeren, Evy ; Goffin, Karolien ; Hunyadi, Borbala ; Buggenhout, Satya ; Van Laere, Koen ; Van Paesschen, Wim

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences, Neurosciences & Neurology, electroconvulsive therapy, kindling, temporal lobe epilepsy, STADIUS-18-126, 3202 Clinical sciences, 3209 Neurosciences, 5202 Biological psychology

Abstract:

We describe a patient with new-onset temporal lobe epilepsy during prolonged maintenance electroconvulsive therapy. We suggest a possible causal relationship with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy through electrical kindling of the temporal lobe.