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Eating epilepsy
Author(s) -
Koul R.,
Koul S.,
Razdan S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1989.tb03846.x
Subject(s) - epilepsy , mastication , swallowing , partial seizures , partial epilepsy , medicine , psychology , complex partial seizures , electroencephalography , pediatrics , psychiatry , dentistry , temporal lobe
‐ Fifty cases of eating epilepsy (EE) are reported. Mastication of food produced seizures in 49 (98%) and swallowing in 1 (2%). Complex partial seizure was found in 48 cases, the commonest form encountered (96%). EEG was abnormal in 15 cases (30%). The literature and possible mechanisms for seizure are discussed.