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A supplementary relationship is observed between clinical epileptology and clinical neuropsychology with regard to the method of studying higher brain functions in the human cortex. For example, ictal illusions and hallucinations associated with localization-related epilepsy can contribute to the phenomenological works dealing with both epilepsy and neuropsychology. We evaluated the content and type of aura-sensations and determined the laterality of epileptic focus using scalp EEG. Epigastric and visual auras ware the most frequently observed sensations. However, the laterality of the aura-sensations was not clarified in the EEG recordings.
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Morita, Y. (2010). The Neuropsychological Aspect of Epilepsy. In: Miyoshi, K., Morimura, Y., Maeda, K. (eds) Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53871-4_7
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