Clinical, neuroradiological, and electroencephalographic findings of reflex epilepsies

Gizem GÜRSOY; Kemal TUTKAVUL; Yılmaz ÇETİNKAYA; Hülya TİRELİ

Makale detayları

Clinical, neuroradiological, and electroencephalographic findings of reflex epilepsies

Yazarlar:

Gizem GÜRSOY | Kemal TUTKAVUL | Yılmaz ÇETİNKAYA | Hülya TİRELİ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 5, pp.952-955

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750548

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 


                        Background/aim: Reflex seizures are defined as epilepsies with seizures induced by a specific afferent stimulus or patient activity alone
or in combination with spontaneous seizures, and/or accompanied by photoparoxysmal response on electroencephalogram (EEG). The
aim of this study is to review and analyze clinical, neuroradiological, and EEG findings in reflex epilepsies.
Materials and methods: The records of 1598 follow-up patients out of 2237 patients who had been examined between July 1995 and
August 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results: Eighty of 1598 patients had reflex epilepsy and 72 of those patients had seizures induced by visual stimuli. Considering the
somatosensory stimuli, in one patient it was associated with eating while in 7 patients it was associated with hot water. The results of
neurological examination were normal in 90% while cranial imaging was normal in 82.5% of the patients. Only 53 of 80 patients' EEGs
revealed pathological EEG findings. Furthermore, in 43 patients, the most frequently prescribed drug was valproate.
Conclusion: In this hospital-based study, reflex epilepsy frequency was 5% and cranial imaging was mostly found to be normal, as stated
in the literature. However, patient histories revealed an unexpectedly high rate of head trauma before seizure onset and a family history
of epilepsy.
                    

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Makale detayları

Clinical, neuroradiological, and electroencephalographic findings of reflex epilepsies

Yazarlar: Gizem GÜRSOY | Kemal TUTKAVUL | Yılmaz ÇETİNKAYA | Hülya TİRELİ

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 5, pp.952-955

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000750548

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Gizem GÜRSOY | Kemal TUTKAVUL | Yılmaz ÇETİNKAYA | Hülya TİRELİ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2018 Vol.48 Issue 5, pp.952-955

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750548

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144