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Self‐Induced Television Epilepsy
Author(s) -
ANDERMANN F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1971.tb04934.x
Subject(s) - myoclonic jerk , epilepsy , myoclonic epilepsy , psychology , set (abstract data type) , neuroscience , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , programming language
SUMMARY A patient is described who uses the television set to induce absence attacks, myoclonic jerks, and generalized tonic‐clonic seizures in herself. She does not employ hand‐waving or any of the other common forms of self‐induction. A review of the literature revealed no similar case.