U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Focal autonomic seizure with piloerection

MedGen UID:
1720405
•Concept ID:
C5397777
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0032767

Definition

A type of focal autonomic seizure characterized by piloerection (bristling of hairs due to the involuntary contraction of small muscles at the base of hair follicles) as the initial semiological feature. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFocal autonomic seizure with piloerection

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neuronal autoantibodies in epilepsy patients with peri-ictal autonomic findings.
Baysal-Kirac L, Tuzun E, Erdag E, Ulusoy C, Vanli-Yavuz EN, Ekizoglu E, Peach S, Sezgin M, Bebek N, Gurses C, Gokyigit A, Vincent A, Baykan B
J Neurol 2016 Mar;263(3):455-66. Epub 2016 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s00415-015-8002-2. PMID: 26725084
Autonomic phenomena of temperature regulation in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Stefan H, Feichtinger M, Black A
Epilepsy Behav 2003 Feb;4(1):65-9. doi: 10.1016/s1525-5050(02)00644-3. PMID: 12609229

Diagnosis

Ictal piloerection is associated with high-grade glioma and autoimmune encephalitis-Results from a systematic review.
Tényi D, Bóné B, Horváth R, Komoly S, Illés Z, Beier CP, Kelemen A, Kovács N, Darnai G, Janszky J
Seizure 2019 Jan;64:1-5. Epub 2018 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.11.009. PMID: 30497014
Peri-ictal water drinking and other ictal vegetative symptoms: Localizing and lateralizing the epileptogenic zone in temporal lobe epilepsy? Two case reports and review of the literature.
Errguig L, Lahjouji F, Belaidi H, Jiddane M, Elkhamlichi A, Dakka T, Ouazzani R
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2013 Nov;169(11):903-10. Epub 2013 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2013.06.005. PMID: 24138873
Semiology of the rare seizure subtype piloerection.
Lam EM, Worrell GA, Laughlin RS
Arch Neurol 2010 Dec;67(12):1524-7. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.304. PMID: 21149816
Localizing and lateralizing value of ictal flatulence.
Strzelczyk A, Nowak M, Bauer S, Reif PS, Oertel WH, Knake S, Hamer HM, Rosenow F
Epilepsy Behav 2010 Feb;17(2):278-82. Epub 2010 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.12.010. PMID: 20064748
Autonomic phenomena of temperature regulation in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Stefan H, Feichtinger M, Black A
Epilepsy Behav 2003 Feb;4(1):65-9. doi: 10.1016/s1525-5050(02)00644-3. PMID: 12609229

Prognosis

Neuronal autoantibodies in epilepsy patients with peri-ictal autonomic findings.
Baysal-Kirac L, Tuzun E, Erdag E, Ulusoy C, Vanli-Yavuz EN, Ekizoglu E, Peach S, Sezgin M, Bebek N, Gurses C, Gokyigit A, Vincent A, Baykan B
J Neurol 2016 Mar;263(3):455-66. Epub 2016 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s00415-015-8002-2. PMID: 26725084

Clinical prediction guides

Ictal piloerection is associated with high-grade glioma and autoimmune encephalitis-Results from a systematic review.
Tényi D, Bóné B, Horváth R, Komoly S, Illés Z, Beier CP, Kelemen A, Kovács N, Darnai G, Janszky J
Seizure 2019 Jan;64:1-5. Epub 2018 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.11.009. PMID: 30497014

Recent systematic reviews

Ictal piloerection is associated with high-grade glioma and autoimmune encephalitis-Results from a systematic review.
Tényi D, Bóné B, Horváth R, Komoly S, Illés Z, Beier CP, Kelemen A, Kovács N, Darnai G, Janszky J
Seizure 2019 Jan;64:1-5. Epub 2018 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.11.009. PMID: 30497014

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...