Role of environmental clues in temporal lobe epilepsy

Reflections on the Concept of Petit Mai

“…We have seen the same patient have different types of seizures at different times and observed that, in some instances, behaviour during the attacks seemed environmentally determined. This latter observation parallels that of Forster and Liske on seizures of temporal lobe origin (4).…”

The Effects of Feedback on Focal Epileptic Discharges in Man

“…It would seem likely that various unconscious associations may occur in epileptic patients and these may act to increase or decrease the chance of a seizure while the form of a seizure may be influenced by environmental factors at the time of the attack. Forster and Liske (1963) described a number of such cases, one example being a young woman who developed a deviation of the head and eyes during automatic seizures, the side of the deviation depending on the side from which she was approached during the attacks.…”