Peri-ictal Water Drinking and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Case Report

Abstract

Peri-ictal water drinking has been defined as the action of drinking during or within 2 minutes of a seizure. It can be seen in childhood or adulthood epilepsy. It is usually seen in adults with temporal lobe epilepsy. Peri-ictal water drinking, while a rare vegetative symptom, appears to have the clinical significance of lateralizing seizure onset to the non-dominant hemisphere.