title: Eating epilepsy: a study of twenty cases.
abstract: Twenty cases of eating epilepsy have been studied over a period of 5 years (1985-1989). Males outnumbered females (4:1). Heavy meal comprising conventional Indian diet (viz, rice, vegetables, etc), was found to be the most important provocating factor (14 out of 20 cases). The attacks occurred at lunch time in most cases (15). Thirteen cases had generalised seizures. Electro-encephalogram showed focal changes in 10 cases, generalised changes in 6 cases, while 4 cases had normal electro-encephalogram. Computerised tomography scan was normal in all the cases (7) when it was done.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical College Hospitals, Calcutta.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tarafdar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhury
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deb
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kundu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004435:Eating; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed