Cingulate seizures
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cingulate seizures. The cingulate gyrus is located just above the corpus callosum. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
The cingulate gyrus
- The cingulate gyrus is located just above the corpus callosum
- It has anterior, sub-genual, pre-genual, middle, and posterior parts
- It is a part of the limbic system
- It plays a role in motivation, emotion and memory
Causes of cingulate seizures
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Emotional and cognitive features
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Hypermotor features
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Sensory features
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Other features
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Electroencephalogram (EEG): features
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Differential diagnosis
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References
- Whitney R, AlMehmadi S, Go C, et al. Spiders, ladybugs and bees: A case of unusual sensations in a child with cingulate epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep 2017; 8:1-6.
- Alkawadri R, So NK, Van Ness PC, Alexopoulos AV. Cingulate epilepsy: report of 3 electroclinical subtypes with surgical outcomes. JAMA Neurol 2013; 70:995-1002.
- Powell R, Elwes R, Hamandi K, Mullatti N. Cingulate gyrus epilepsy. Pract Neurol 2018; 18:447-454.
- McConachie NS, King MD. Gelastic seizures in a child with focal cortical dysplasia of the cingulate gyrus. Neuroradiology 1997; 39:44-45.
- De Rose M, Luzi M, Trignani R, et al. Cingulate epilepsy in a child with a low-grade glioma. Childs Nerv Syst 2009; 25:1507-1511.
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