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Toothbrush‐Thinking Seizures
Author(s) -
Navarro Vincent,
Adam Claude,
Petitmengin Claire,
Baulac Michel
Publication year - 2006
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.1528-1167.2006.00822.x
Subject(s) - reflex epilepsy , epilepsy , partial seizures , complex partial seizures , reflex , psychology , medicine , anesthesia , audiology , temporal lobe , neuroscience
Summary: Seizures associated with toothbrushing have been reported in patients with precentral or postcentral partial epilepsy. Seizures precipitated by thinking have been described in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy. We report a patient with intractable partial epilepsy in which seizures were induced both by toothbrushing, and by seeing or thinking about toothbrush and toothpaste. Video‐EEG analysis revealed a left temporal lobe origin for these reflex seizures. We discuss how complex multimodal stimuli may trigger these reflex seizures.