Commentary – Consciousness and aura: Two controversial concepts on epilepsy

Alvarez-Rodriguez, Javier; Alvarez-Silva, Iria; Alvarez-Silva, Sergio

doi:10.1111/epi.12171

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“…Alvarez‐Rodriguez et al . included auras as examples of an alteration of consciousness observed during epileptic seizures.…”

Section: Types Of Alteration Of Consciousness or Awareness During Epimentioning

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“…Alvarez-Rodriguez et al 3 included auras as examples of an alteration of consciousness observed during epileptic seizures. They indicated that aura is a "narrowing" of consciousness that invariably has the following characteristics: suddenness, timeless nature (impossible to calculate duration), passive nature, great intensity, and extraordinary clarity.…”

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Proposal: Different types of alteration and loss of consciousness in epilepsy

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There are at least five types of alterations of consciousness that occur during epileptic seizures: auras with illusions or hallucinations, dyscognitive seizures, epileptic delirium, dialeptic seizures, and epileptic coma. Each of these types of alterations of consciousness has a specific semiology and a distinct pathophysiologic mechanism. In this proposal we emphasize the need to clearly define each of these alterations/loss of consciousness and to apply this terminology in semiologic descriptions and classifications of epileptic seizures. The proposal is a consensus opinion of experienced epileptologists, and it is hoped that it will lead to systematic studies that will allow a scientific characterization of the different types of alterations/loss of consciousness described in this article.

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“…Alvarez‐Rodriguez et al . included auras as examples of an alteration of consciousness observed during epileptic seizures.…”

Section: Types Of Alteration Of Consciousness or Awareness During Epimentioning

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Proposal: Different types of alteration and loss of consciousness in epilepsy

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“…According to Alvarez‐Rodriques et al. () the problem arises from the pretention of including in a comprehensive definition both the self‐awareness in a particular moment and the self‐awareness as a unifying experience along life. Indeed the description of the subjective external and inner experience “here and now” is both possible from a neuroscientific perspective and workable for the epileptologist.…”

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Response – The concept of consciousness and its relevance to the classification of seizures and epilepsies

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Commentary – Consciousness and aura: Two controversial concepts on epilepsy

Cited by 2 publications

References 4 publications

Proposal: Different types of alteration and loss of consciousness in epilepsy

Proposal: Different types of alteration and loss of consciousness in epilepsy

Response – The concept of consciousness and its relevance to the classification of seizures and epilepsies

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