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Graphogenic Reflex Epilepsy: A Case Report and Literature Review
1Neurodiagnostics Department, Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
Graphogenic, or writing epilepsy, is a rare type of reflex epilepsy (RE) in which seizures are provoked by the act of writing. RE is a condition that affects between 4% and 7% of all patients diagnosed with epilepsy. In this case study, we provide a case report on a patient whose seizures were generated by the act of writing. We also present evidence that the cortical mechanisms by which writing-induced seizures occur are focal with possible secondary generalization.
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