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Toothbrush-thinking seizures.

Vincent Navarro·Claude Adam·Claire Petitmengin·Michel Baulac
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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.

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ElectroencephalographyEpilepsies, PartialEpilepsy, ReflexEpilepsy, Temporal LobeFunctional LateralityHumansMaleMiddle AgedThinkingToothbrushingToothpastesVideotape RecordingCase ReportsJournal Article

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Vincent Navarro, Claude Adam, Claire Petitmengin, Michel Baulac. 2006. Toothbrush-thinking seizures.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00822.x

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