Abstract
Somatosensory-evoked reflex epilepsy is characterized by seizures in response to specific stimuli. It is highly uncommon for somatosensory-evoked focal seizures to be caused by movement or a change in posture. Reflex epilepsy induced by both somatosensory and proprioceptive stimulations has not been previously reported. In this study, we present a case of reflex epilepsy evoked by somatosensory and proprioceptive stimulation in a patient with hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis. After comparing our patient with other cases of previously reported somatosensory-evoked reflex epilepsy, we determined that our patient had an unusual cause of reflex epilepsy.
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The authors would like to thank the patient for participating in this study. This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 81301119) and a grant from the Youth Foundation of Beijing Tiantan Hospital (KY2011-14).
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Lv, RJ., Cui, T., Ma, YT. et al. Somatosensory reflex seizures in a patient with hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis. Neurol Sci 35, 777–780 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-013-1609-0
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