Clinical, EEG, and MRI characteristics of the 13 patients (with a total of 28 seizures) who demonstrated unidirectional whole body turning
| Characteristic | Observations |
|---|---|
| DNET, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour; MTS, mesial temporal sclerosis. | |
| Gender ratio (M/F) | 8:5 |
| Age (years), mean (range) | 18±8 (10–38) |
| Seizure duration (years), mean (range) | 11.5±7.3 (2–26) |
| Seizure frequency, median per month | 2–3 |
| Seizures recorded per patient, median | 2 |
| Direction of turning, no. of patients | |
| Right | 7 |
| Left | 5 |
| Right and left | 1 |
| EEG focus | |
| Contralateral | |
| No. of patients (%) | 11 (84.7) |
| No. of seizures (%) | 26 (92.8) |
| Ipsilateral | |
| No. of patients (%) | 2 (15.3) |
| No. of seizures (%) | 3 (10.7) |
| MRI findings, no. of patients | |
| Bilateral (asymmetrical) MTS | 4 |
| Unilateral MTS | 2 |
| Temporal lobe cystic lesions | 2 |
| Rasmussen’s encephalitis | 1 |
| Medial temporal DNET | 1 |
| Temporal post-traumatic gliosis | 1 |
| Normal MRI | 2 |