Here, we summarise the current literature on localisation in focal epilepsies using illustrative cases and discussing possible pitfalls in localisation.

Focal seizures can include involuntary movements called automatisms (aw-TOM-ah-TIZ-ums) like rubbing of the hands, lip-smacking, and chewing.

They often involve the hands (fumbling, picking, fidgeting) or mouth (chewing, lip smacking, swallowing). Less common automatisms associated with temporal lobe ...

Oral automatisms involve the mouth and tongue, including chewing, swallowing, lip-smacking, blowing, and whistling. Manual automatisms affect the distal ...

17 авг. 2021 г. · Automatisms often involve the hands. (fumbling, picking, fidgeting) or mouth (chewing, lip smacking, swallowing) (video 3). Less common autom ...

Complex motor behaviors are characterized by movements similar to those executed during common daily activities (e.g., clapping, swallowing, lip smacking, and ...

Patients experiencing a complex focal seizure may stare blankly into space, or experience automatisms (non-purposeful, repetitive movements such as lip smacking ...

... lip-smacking movements. The seizures last 30 seconds to a couple of minutes. There can be unusual posturing (movement or positioning) in an arm. This can ...

Caregivers reported that she fumbles her right fingers and shows lip smacking during her seizures, and does not respond to questions. She reported only one ...

Symptoms often associated with a Jacksonian seizure are sudden head and eye movements, tingling, numbness, smacking of the lips, and sudden muscle contractions.