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Focal sensory seizure with auditory features

MedGen UID:
373879
Concept ID:
C1838063
Finding; Pathologic Function
Synonym: Auditory auras
SNOMED CT: Focal onset auditory seizure (61927004); Focal onset sensory epileptic seizure with auditory symptoms (61927004); Focal auditory seizure (61927004); Focal-onset sensory epileptic seizure with auditory symptoms (61927004)
 
HPO: HP:0011158

Definition

A seizure characterized by elementary auditory phenomena including buzzing, ringing, drumming or single tones as its first clinical manifestation. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFocal sensory seizure with auditory features

Conditions with this feature

Familial temporal lobe epilepsy 7
MedGen UID:
907609
Concept ID:
C4225327
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal dominant epilepsy with auditory features (ADEAF) is a focal epilepsy syndrome with auditory symptoms and/or receptive aphasia as prominent ictal manifestations. The most common auditory symptoms are simple unformed sounds including humming, buzzing, or ringing; less common forms are distortions (e.g., volume changes) or complex sounds (e.g., specific songs or voices). Ictal receptive aphasia consists of a sudden onset of inability to understand language in the absence of general confusion. Less commonly, other ictal symptoms may occur, including sensory symptoms (visual, olfactory, vertiginous, or cephalic) or motor, psychic, and autonomic symptoms. Most affected individuals have focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures, usually accompanied by "focal aware" and "focal impaired-awareness" seizures, with auditory symptoms as a major focal aware seizure manifestation. Some persons have seizures precipitated by sounds such as a ringing telephone. Age at onset is usually in adolescence or early adulthood (range: age 4-50 years). The clinical course of ADEAF is benign. Seizures are usually well controlled after initiation of medical therapy.
Epilepsy, familial temporal lobe, 1
MedGen UID:
1643229
Concept ID:
C4551957
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal dominant epilepsy with auditory features (ADEAF) is a focal epilepsy syndrome with auditory symptoms and/or receptive aphasia as prominent ictal manifestations. The most common auditory symptoms are simple unformed sounds including humming, buzzing, or ringing; less common forms are distortions (e.g., volume changes) or complex sounds (e.g., specific songs or voices). Ictal receptive aphasia consists of a sudden onset of inability to understand language in the absence of general confusion. Less commonly, other ictal symptoms may occur, including sensory symptoms (visual, olfactory, vertiginous, or cephalic) or motor, psychic, and autonomic symptoms. Most affected individuals have focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures, usually accompanied by "focal aware" and "focal impaired-awareness" seizures, with auditory symptoms as a major focal aware seizure manifestation. Some persons have seizures precipitated by sounds such as a ringing telephone. Age at onset is usually in adolescence or early adulthood (range: age 4-50 years). The clinical course of ADEAF is benign. Seizures are usually well controlled after initiation of medical therapy.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hill NJ, Gupta D, Brunner P, Gunduz A, Adamo MA, Ritaccio A, Schalk G
J Vis Exp 2012 Jun 26;(64) doi: 10.3791/3993. PMID: 22782131Free PMC Article
Flex E, Pizzuti A, Di Bonaventura C, Douzgou S, Egeo G, Fattouch J, Manfredi M, Dallapiccola B, Giallonardo AT
J Neurol 2005 Jan;252(1):62-6. doi: 10.1007/s00415-005-0599-0. PMID: 15654555
Ottman R, Winawer MR, Kalachikov S, Barker-Cummings C, Gilliam TC, Pedley TA, Hauser WA
Neurology 2004 Apr 13;62(7):1120-6. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000120098.39231.6e. PMID: 15079011Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Magini P, Bisulli F, Baldassari S, Stipa C, Naldi I, Licchetta L, Menghi V, Tinuper P, Seri M, Pippucci T
Epilepsy Res 2014 Jul;108(5):972-7. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.03.005. PMID: 24721199
Flex E, Pizzuti A, Di Bonaventura C, Douzgou S, Egeo G, Fattouch J, Manfredi M, Dallapiccola B, Giallonardo AT
J Neurol 2005 Jan;252(1):62-6. doi: 10.1007/s00415-005-0599-0. PMID: 15654555
Bisulli F, Tinuper P, Avoni P, Striano P, Striano S, d'Orsi G, Vignatelli L, Bagattin A, Scudellaro E, Florindo I, Nobile C, Tassinari CA, Baruzzi A, Michelucci R
Brain 2004 Jun;127(Pt 6):1343-52. Epub 2004 Apr 16 doi: 10.1093/brain/awh151. PMID: 15090473
Ottman R, Winawer MR, Kalachikov S, Barker-Cummings C, Gilliam TC, Pedley TA, Hauser WA
Neurology 2004 Apr 13;62(7):1120-6. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000120098.39231.6e. PMID: 15079011Free PMC Article
Bisulli F, Tinuper P, Marini C, Avoni P, Carraro G, Nobile C
Epileptic Disord 2002 Sep;4(3):183-7. PMID: 12446220

Prognosis

Hill NJ, Gupta D, Brunner P, Gunduz A, Adamo MA, Ritaccio A, Schalk G
J Vis Exp 2012 Jun 26;(64) doi: 10.3791/3993. PMID: 22782131Free PMC Article
Bisulli F, Tinuper P, Avoni P, Striano P, Striano S, d'Orsi G, Vignatelli L, Bagattin A, Scudellaro E, Florindo I, Nobile C, Tassinari CA, Baruzzi A, Michelucci R
Brain 2004 Jun;127(Pt 6):1343-52. Epub 2004 Apr 16 doi: 10.1093/brain/awh151. PMID: 15090473
Ottman R, Winawer MR, Kalachikov S, Barker-Cummings C, Gilliam TC, Pedley TA, Hauser WA
Neurology 2004 Apr 13;62(7):1120-6. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000120098.39231.6e. PMID: 15079011Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Hill NJ, Gupta D, Brunner P, Gunduz A, Adamo MA, Ritaccio A, Schalk G
J Vis Exp 2012 Jun 26;(64) doi: 10.3791/3993. PMID: 22782131Free PMC Article
Ottman R, Winawer MR, Kalachikov S, Barker-Cummings C, Gilliam TC, Pedley TA, Hauser WA
Neurology 2004 Apr 13;62(7):1120-6. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000120098.39231.6e. PMID: 15079011Free PMC Article
Winawer MR, Martinelli Boneschi F, Barker-Cummings C, Lee JH, Liu J, Mekios C, Gilliam TC, Pedley TA, Hauser WA, Ottman R
Epilepsia 2002 Jan;43(1):60-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.45001.x. PMID: 11879388Free PMC Article

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