Musicogenic seizures

Evidence-based neurology checklist on musicogenic seizures: Epidemiology These are seizures provoked by music The mean onset age is 28 years Music is the only trigger for seizures in 17% of cases Affected subjects usually have high musicality Causes Triggers Seizure manifestations Seizure features…

Epidemiology

  • These are seizures provoked by music
  • The mean onset age is 28 years
  • Music is the only trigger for seizures in 17% of cases
  • Affected subjects usually have high musicality

Causes

Triggers

Seizure manifestations

Seizure features

Investigations for localization

Anatomical origins

References

  1. Maguire MJ. Music and epilepsy: a critical review. Epilepsia 2012; 53:947-961.
  2. Lin KL, Wang HS, Kao PF. A young infant with musicogenic epilepsy. Pediatr Neurol 2003; 28:379-381.
  3. Mórocz IA, Karni A, Haut S, Lantos G, Liu G. fMRI of triggerable aurae in musicogenic epilepsy. Neurology 2003; 60:705-709.
  4. Wieser HG, Hungerbühler H, Siegel AM, Buck A. Musicogenic epilepsy: review of the literature and case report with ictal single photon emission computed tomography. Epilepsia 1997; 38:200-207.
  5. Bratu IF, Nica AE, Oane I, et al. Musicogenic seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy: case reports based on ictal source localization analysis. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1072075. 
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