Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology

ISSN 1882-0654

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2012-2021

Papers

[Migraine with multiple visual symptoms and out-of-body experience may mimic epilepsy].

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology August 30, 2021 Kyoko Hosokawa, Kiyohide Usami, Shunsuke Kajikawa et al. 1 citation

An 18-year-old man experienced visual symptoms—a diagonal line shifting his upper visual field right and lower left, rippled distortion, and moving black spots—followed by an out-of-body experience (OBE) where he felt he saw his own body from behind his left shoulder, then headache attacks. Brain MRI showed suspected bilateral occipital atrophy; EEG revealed intermittent irregular delta in the bilateral occipital area without epileptiform discharges. He was diagnosed with migraine with multiple visual auras and OBE. A small dose of valproic acid was well tolerated and effective. OBE rarely occurs in migraine and should be distinguished from epilepsy.

DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001577 Full text Epilepsy Migraine Out-of-body experience Visual symptoms

[Anterior prefrontal cortex and serotonergic system activation during Zen meditation practice induces negative mood improvement and increased alpha band in EEG].

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology January 1, 2012 Hideho Arita

In 15 healthy volunteers, a 20-minute session of abdominal (Tanden) breathing increased oxygenated hemoglobin in the anterior prefrontal cortex, reduced negative mood, and altered brainwave activity: alpha band activity increased while theta band activity decreased. These EEG changes correlated with a rise in whole blood serotonin (5-HT) levels. The findings suggest that activation of the anterior prefrontal cortex and the serotonin system may underlie the mood improvements and EEG changes observed during Tanden breathing.

DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.52.1279 Full text