March 5, 2007 — For the first time, a lesion associated with toothbrushing-induced epilepsy, a rare type of reflex epilepsy, has been identified. In a case series of 3 adult patients with epilepsy, ...

Thinking epilepsy is a rare form of reflex epilepsy that can be induced by specific cognitive tasks, and occurs mainly in idiopathic generalized epilepsies. We report a case of complex partial ...

Australian researchers report three rare cases of people with epilepsy in whom brushing teeth triggered seizures. The risk of such seizures is probably zero for people without epilepsy. The three ...

What can be done to control unprovoked seizures in a 55-year-old woman with drug-resistant epilepsy who was admitted to the hospital? The patient's medical history indicated that she had been ...

Bright, dazzling, or rapidly changing lights are a common cause of reflex seizures. Source: Public Domain / Pixabay Have you noticed the increasing number of Netflix programs that begin with a warning ...

A team of doctors working at the University of Munich reports the unusual case of a young man who experiences epileptic seizures every time he tries to solve a sudoku puzzle. The 25-year-old ...

Reflex epilepsies are caused by different sensory stimuli. The report of a gene that, when mutated, causes epileptic seizures in response to loud noises may provide important clues into the mechanisms ...

Randy Dotinga writes: Teen sensation Hannah Montana makes a Florida girl shake all over. The problem: She can't make it stop. Certain sounds -- barking dogs, the clash of cymbals and a song by the ...

KOCHI: “They are our gods, who brought my son back to his life,” said Rajni, the mother of 22-year-old Abhinath, looking at Dr Chandu P, epileptologist, and Dr Nihal Ahmed, epilepsy surgeon, of ...

While the signs of some chronic illnesses are vague or invisible, epilepsy symptoms can be hard to miss. The neurological disorder is characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures, or periods of ...

Bright, dazzling, or rapidly changing lights are a common cause of reflex seizures. Source: Public Domain / Pixabay Have you noticed the increasing number of Netflix programs that begin with a warning ...