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1Neuropediatric Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. talgilboa14@gmail.com
Abstract:
Multiple triggers have been shown to provoke seizures in reflex epilepsy. Among these are external stimuli (flickering light, hot water), actions (chewing, reading), and even mental tasks. We present a 9-year-old girl whose seizures were provoked mainly by emotional stress. In most cases of emotional stress-related seizures, especially when a specific confrontational incidence preceded the seizure, the suspicion for a nonepileptic event is high. In our patient we were able to show that the seizures were epileptic. Further investigation to clarify the pathophysiology of stress-related seizures is needed.
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