J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 1992; 4:315-319
Copyright © 1992 by American Neuropsychiatric Association
Intractable seizures, compulsions, and coprolalia: a pediatric case study
R Caplan, Y Comair, DA Shewmon, L Jackson, HT Chugani and WJ Peacock
Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Research Group, University of California, Los Angeles.
A 10-year-old girl with intractable complex partial seizures developed
aphasia, coprolalia, and repetitive motor behaviors involving touching,
sexual touching, and aggressive acts. Her symptoms subsided following
surgical resection of a left anterior temporal lobe ganglioglioma and
control of seizures. Possible neurobehavioral implications of the
reversibility of this patient's symptoms are discussed.
