Ecstatic seizures
Evidence-based neurology checklist on ecstatic seizures: Clinical features These are seizures that manifest with an ecstatic experience They occur especially with temporal lobe epilepsy They may present as religious experience They may also manifest as erotic sensations Clinical criteria
Clinical features
- These are seizures that manifest with an ecstatic experience
- They occur especially with temporal lobe epilepsy
- They may present as religious experience
- They may also manifest as erotic sensations
Clinical criteria
References
- Devinsky O, Lai G. Spirituality and religion in epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2008; 12:636-643.
- Picard F, Bossaerts P, Bartolomei F. Epilepsy and ecstatic experiences: the role of the insula. Brain Sci 2021; 11:1384.
- Asheim Hansen B, Brodtkorb E. Partial epilepsy with "ecstatic" seizures. Epilepsy Behav 2003; 4:667-673.
- Gschwind M, Picard F. Ecstatic epileptic seizures: a glimpse into the multiple roles of the insula. Front Behav Neurosci 2016; 10:21.
