Literature review of 18 patients with documented unilateral (or unilateral onset of) ictal piloerection
| Author, year | Age, sex | Symptomatology | Side of anatomical lesion | Side of EEG abnormality | Distribution, lateralisation of the epileptogenic zone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interictal | Ictal | |||||
| →, evolves into; (), only occasionally following; abd, abdominal; EEG, electroencephalogram; F, female; GTC, generalised tonic-clonic seizure; gust, gustatory aura; L, left; LOC, loss of consciousness; M, male; olfact, olfactory aura; pilo, piloerection; R, right; somsens, somatosensory; unsp, unspecific. | ||||||
| *Right and left temporal seizures were recorded previously without associated piloerection. | ||||||
| Féré, 190413 | 53, M | Visual aura/somsens aura right body/pilo | – | – | – | R body, epileptogenic zone not defined |
| Landau, 195316 | 29, M | Psychic aura→cold/pilo | – | R temporal | – | R body, ipsilateral |
| Green, 198414 | 44, M | abd rising→pilo/cold→ (olfact) | R temporal | R fronto-temporal | R fronto-temporal | Initial R body, ipsilateral |
| Andermann, 198410 | 61, M | Olfact→pilo/cold | R fronto-temporal | – | – | R body, ipsilateral |
| Tyndel, 198625 | 56, M | Olfact→pilo/fear/cold | L temporo-parietal | – | – | Initial L body, ipsilateral |
| Scoppetta, 198923 | 58, M | Cold/pilo→LOC | L temporal | – | L temporal | Initial L body, ipsilateral |
| Yu, 199826 | 29, M | Fear→cold/pilo→automotor (LOC) (GTC) | L temporal | L temporal | – | Initial L body, ipsilateral |
| Yu, 199826 | 37, M | Cold/pilo/fear | L temporal | – | L temporal | Initial L body, ipsilateral |
| Baumgartner, 200111 | 50, – | Pilo | R temporal | – | No EEG change* | R arm, ipsilateral |
| Roze, 200022 | 66, M | abd→flush/warmth→pilo | – | – | L fronto-temporal | R body, contralateral |
| Stefan, 20019,24 | 17, M | abd rising→cold/pilo→automotor (LOC) | L temporal | – | L temporal | L body, ipsilateral |
| Sa’adah, 200227 | 26, M | Cold/pilo→LOC | L temporal | L temporal | – | Initial L leg, ipsilateral |
| Sa’adah, 200227 | 23, F | Unclear aura→cold/pilo→automotor | – | L and R temporal | – | Initial L leg, epileptogenic zone not defined |
| Stefan, 20039 | 41, F | (?)→pilo →cold abd | – | – | – | Initial R arm, epileptogenic zone not defined |
| Stefan, 20039 | 36, F | (?)→cold →pilo | – | – | – | Initial L arm, epileptogenic zone not defined |
| Stefan, 20039 | 59, F | (?)→cold →pilo nausea | L temporal (?) | – | – | R arm, contralateral |
| Stefan, 20039 | 49, F | (?)→cold →pilo sweating, palpitation | L temporal | – | – | Initial L leg, ipsilateral |
| Seo, 20037 | 27, M | Pilo→automotor (LOC) | R medial frontal | – | R frontal | Initial R leg, ipsilateral |