Ictal fear of death with preserved context dependent speech and postictal amnesia in focal epilepsy

This case expands the spectrum of ictal fear and ictal speech by illustrating the convergence of multilingual communication, autobiographical integration, and pure postictal amnesia, highlighting the engagement of distributed limbic, interoceptive, and medial frontal networks.

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Frontiers in Neurology
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2026-03-04
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1784636
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Epilepsy research and treatment
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This case expands the spectrum of ictal fear and ictal speech by illustrating the convergence of multilingual communication, autobiographical integration, and pure postictal amnesia, highlighting the engagement of distributed limbic, interoceptive, and medial frontal networks.

Frontiers in NeurologyVol. 17
Vassar College (US), George Washington University (US), Harvard University Press (US), WellSpan Health (US), Center for Pain and the Brain (US)
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