Abstract
Investigators from Okayama University and Medical Center report five pediatric patients with ictal fear followed from Jan 2003 to Dec 2012. The age of epilepsy onset ranged from 8 months to 9 years and 10 months.
Highlights
Investigators from Okayama University and Medical Center report five pediatric patients with ictal fear followed from Jan 2003 to Dec 2012
The age of epilepsy onset ranged from 8 months to 9 years and 10 months
Considered rare as a manifestation of epilepsy, ictal fear is mentioned in 83 references cited by PubMed since 1959
Summary
Investigators from Okayama University and Medical Center report five pediatric patients with ictal fear followed from Jan 2003 to Dec 2012. The age of epilepsy onset ranged from 8 months to 9 years and 10 months. The ictal symptoms were sudden fright, clinging to someone nearby, and subsequent impairment of consciousness, often accompanied by complex visual hallucinations and psychosis-like complaints. Ictal fear was perceived as a nonepileptic disorder by their parents.
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