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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 , neuroscience , electroencephalography , reflex , neuroimaging , medicine , audiology , radiology

Abstract 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 ]

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