"Hot-water epilepsy ", "warm-water epilepsy", or bathing epilepsy? Report of three cases and considerations regarding an old theme Epilepsia do banho quente, do banho morno, ou apenas do banho? Relato de três casos e considerações sobre um velho tema

Partial and generalized tonic-clonic reflex seizures related to hot water bathing have been described as temperature-related. We describe three cases of bathing epilepsy: a 28 year-old white male and a 30 year-old white female with spells triggered either by warm or hot water, and a 32 year-old fema...

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Main Authors: Pedro A. Kowacs, Ivo J.M. Marchioro, Erasmo B. da Silva Jr, Samanta F. Blattes da Rocha, Cristiane A. Simão, Murilo S. Meneses
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000300006