J Korean Epilepsy Soc.  2004 Dec;8(2):160-162.

Psychomotor Variant in a Case of Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: An Evidence of Misnomer by Gibbs

• Park SP
• Bae YJ
• Kim EH
• Lee HW
• Jung DK
• Suh CK

Abstract

The psychomotor variant is a rare EEG pattern as a rhythmical activity at about 6 Hz that may occur in brief or longer runs, independently in the temporal areas during drowsy mental state. It was originally named by Gibbs and Gibbs because of its existence during the ictal or interictal period in patients with psychomotor seizures. We report a 14-year-old girl with juvenile absence epilepsy who showed the long runs of psychomotor variant followed by generalized ictal discharges.

Keyword

Psychomotor variant; Juvenile absence epilepsy; EEG

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Absence*
Female
Humans
Seizures