Rub epilepsy: A somatosensory evoked reflex epilepsy induced by prolonged cutaneous stimulation

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 541-543

  Kanemoto, K ^a,d   Watanabe, Y ^b   Tsuji, T ^c   Fukami, M ^a   Kawasaki, J ^a  

^a UTANO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

^c Shinjo Hospital   (Japan)

^d AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Somatosensory evoked reflex epilepsy; Startle epilepsy; Tooth brushing epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX EPILEPSY; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; STARTLE EPILEPSY; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKIN;

EID: 0035060109     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.4.541     Document Type: Article

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