Behavioural expression of ictal embarrassment: a stereo-EEG case report

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23 Oct 2026 0 comments

Embarrassment is a rare ictal manifestation whose neurophysiological basis remains poorly understood. We describe the case of a 40-year-old woman with drug-resistant focal epilepsy characterized by an unusual ictal semiology combining an intense positive emotional experience with behavioral manifestations of embarrassment. Stereo-EEG demonstrated seizure onset within the middle frontal gyrus bank of the superior frontal sulcus (F2sb), with rapid propagation to the dorsal anterior cingulate...