Pathophysiological alterations of the conscious states are not uncommon across neurological conditions. In epilepsy, the assessment of consciousness has a central role for the phenomenological description of the ictal states and the diagnostic classification of the seizures. This paper reviews the clinical picture of the seizure types which are characteristically accompanied by altered conscious states, i.e., generalized seizures and complex partial seizures. Useful insight into the neural correlates of consciousness can be gained from the neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies investigating the brain mechanisms of seizure-induced alterations of consciousness.
Cavanna, S., Cavanna, A. (2016). Epilepsy and consciousness. In G. Leisman, J. Merrick (a cura di), Considering Consciousness Clinically (pp. 185-192). Nova Science Publishers, Inc..
Epilepsy and consciousness
Cavanna A
2016
Abstract
Pathophysiological alterations of the conscious states are not uncommon across neurological conditions. In epilepsy, the assessment of consciousness has a central role for the phenomenological description of the ictal states and the diagnostic classification of the seizures. This paper reviews the clinical picture of the seizure types which are characteristically accompanied by altered conscious states, i.e., generalized seizures and complex partial seizures. Useful insight into the neural correlates of consciousness can be gained from the neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies investigating the brain mechanisms of seizure-induced alterations of consciousness.
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