Clinical and EEG response to clonazepam in four patients with self-induced photosensitive epilepsy.
Clonazepam was administered to 4 patients with an unusual form of photosensitive epilepsy. Two showed immediate and sustained clinical and electro-encephalographic (EEG) improvement. One showed immediate but unsustained clinical improvement, but there was no EEG improvement. One patient did not improve either clinically or on EEG.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001570:Benzodiazepinones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002998:Clonazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male
D001570:Benzodiazepinones; D002998:Clonazepam