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Hyperreligiosity in temporal lobe epilepsy: redefining the relationship.

Seventy-six subjects with the primary diagnosis of complex partial seizures with a unilateral temporal lobe focus were examined for the presence of hyperreligiosity. Fifty-one subjects had a left temporal lobe seizure focus and 25 had a right temporal lobe seizure focus. In addition to the temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) groups, two reference groups were also examined. The first consisted of 31 subjects with primary generalized seizures. The second control group consisted of 27 subjects with documented pseudoseizures and no objective evidence of recurrent epileptic seizures. In all cases, the documentation of seizures or pseudoseizures as well as the localization of the seizure focus was accomplished through simultaneous videotaped recording of the 16-channel scalp EEG tracing and the concurrent overt behavior during the ictal phase. The results of this study fail to support the hypothesis that individuals with TLE are characteristically hyperreligious during the interictal state. There were no significant group differences between the left vs. the right TLE groups, nor were there any significant group differences between the two TLE groups vs. the two comparison groups.

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Electrophysiologic evaluation of dementia.

Several electrophysiologic techniques including routine electroencephalography, frequency analysis, and evoked potentials have been used in the evaluation of demented patients. The clinical utility of these tests, both in diagnosis and establishing prognosis, is considered.

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Venous hum as a cause of reversible factitious sensorineural hearing loss.

Self-heard venous hums have been previously documented and recognized as one cause of audible pulsatile tinnitus. A patient presented with a right internal jugular venous hum causing audible tinnitus and a right sensorineural hearing loss, both of which resolved after high ligation of the right internal jugular vein. We speculate that the hearing loss measured initially was factitious and represented a masking effect due to the venous hum.

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