Development of temporal lobe epilepsy during maintenance electroconvulsive therapy

A case of human kindling?

Journal article (2019)

Authors

Caroline Schotte University Hospital Leuven
Evy Cleeren Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospital Leuven
Karolien Goffin Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospital Leuven
Borbala Hunyadi Signal Processing Systems - EEMCS , Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Satya Buggenhout University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven
Koen Van Laere Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University Hospital Leuven
Wim Van Paesschen University Hospital Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Research Group
Signal Processing Systems (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 Caroline Schotte, Evy Cleeren, Karolien Goffin, Borbala Hunyadi, Satya Buggenhout, Koen Van Laere, Wim Van Paesschen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12294
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Microelectronics

Research Group

Signal Processing Systems

Abstract

We describe a patient with new-onset temporal lobe epilepsy during prolonged maintenance electroconvulsive therapy. We suggest a possible causal relationship with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy through electrical kindling of the temporal lobe.