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Seizures triggered by eating: a rare form of reflex epilepsy
Author(s) -
Vijiaratnam Nirosen,
Girges Christine,
Idaszak Jacqueline,
Seneviratne Udaya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
epileptic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1950-6945
pISSN - 1294-9361
DOI - 10.1684/epd.2020.1200
Subject(s) - reflex epilepsy , semiology , epilepsy , presentation (obstetrics) , psychology , reflex , electroencephalography , neuroscience , medicine , audiology , radiology
Eating epilepsy is rare and comprises reflex seizures induced by food intake presenting with broad clinical manifestations. Despite this heterogeneity, a unique focal impaired awareness seizure semiology localizing to specific brain regions has been noted. Here, we present a case with video‐EEG depicting this characteristic clinical presentation and its informative electrographic correlate. [Published with video sequence ]