Ictal Coprolalia : Three Cases with Nondominat Frontal Lobe Involvement and Review of the Literature

Objective: Coprolalia is defined as the involuntary use of obscene, socially unacceptable, and derogatory words. Ictal coprolalia is a rare presentation of epilepsy. This study aimed to determine the localizing and lateralizing value and frequency of ictal coprolalia in epilepsy patients. Methods: Medical files, discharge summaries, and electroencephalography (EEG) reports of 2238 patients were reviewed retrospectively. We identified patients who suffered from ictal coprolalia. Electroencephalography reports, neuroimaging [brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT)] records, F-18 FDG fused on MRI images, and ictal SPECT fused on MRI images were evaluated. Also, original and review articles were identified through a systematic search of Pubmed, Scopus, and Clarivate Analytics. Results: Ictal coprolalia was detected in 3 male (0.15%) patients. In all patients, ictal semiology was extratemporal-frontal type, and potential/proven epileptic focus was non-dominant hemisphere frontal lobe. Topectomy was done in one of the patients, including the suspected dysplastic area plus the area where the electroencephalographic ictal and interictal changes occur, on the left frontal lobe, and the patient had an Engel's classification class IIA. The data depending on the published cases showed that ictal coprolalia was dominant in the male gender and the responsible epileptic area tended to be located in the non-dominant hemisphere frontotemporal region. Conclusion: The rate of ictal coprolalia in the Turkish population is lower compared to other series. Our results are consistent with previous studies in which reported that male preponderance for ictal coprolalia and involvement of non-dominant frontal lobe.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Clinical EEG and neuroscience - (2024) vom: 24. Apr., Seite 15500594241247108

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Englisch

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Sokmen, Okan [VerfasserIn]
Tezer, F Irsel [VerfasserIn]
Oguz, Kader Karli [VerfasserIn]
Volkan-Salanci, Bilge [VerfasserIn]
Ergün, Eser Lay [VerfasserIn]
Saygi, Serap [VerfasserIn]

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Coprolalia
Epilepsy
Epilepsy surgery
Ictal coprolalia
Journal Article
Review
Seizure

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Date Revised 24.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1177/15500594241247108

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NLM371451299