Open AccessReduction in seizure burden in a child with a A350V IQSEC2 mutation using heat therapy with a Jacuzzi
Author(s) -
Levy Andrew P,
Levy Nina S,
Heyman Eli,
Schertz Mitchell,
Genizi Jacob
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4734
Subject(s) - medicine , missense mutation , epilepsy , mutation , pediatrics , psychiatry , genetics , gene , biology
A child with a A350V IQSEC2 missense mutation resulting in drug‐resistant epilepsy stops having seizures when he has a fever. We demonstrate that raising the body temperature of the child using a commercial Jacuzzi dramatically reduces his seizures and appears to improve his social behavioral interactions.