Bathing epilepsy

被引:12
作者
Seneviratne, U [1 ]
机构
[1] Ratnapura Gen Hosp, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
来源
SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY | 2001年 / 10卷 / 07期
关键词
reflex epilepsy; bathing; water;
D O I
10.1053/seiz.2001.0548
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
A patient who had complex partial seizures provoked by bathing is reported. All the attacks occurred during or immediately after bathing, irrespective of water temperature. The semiology was suggestive of a seizure focus in the mesial temporal lobe. Though there are some similarities with hot-water epilepsy, this case appears to be a distinct type of reflex epilepsy. (C) 2001 BEA Trading Ltd.
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页码:516 / 517
页数:2
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