Juvenile fire setting and the photoparoxysmal response.
We report on 3 boys with fire setting, photoparoxysmal responses to intermittent photic stimulation, and temporal lobe electroencephalographic abnormalities. Fire setting resolved and behavior improved with administration of anticonvulsants.
Milrod
L M
LM
Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Urion
D K
DK
D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation