Hot flash epilepsy.
A woman had episodes of bilateral thermal sensation, initially thought to be hot flashes related to menopause. EEG telemetry documented the epileptic nature of the attacks with an electrographic seizure emanating from the right temporal area coincident with the hot flashes.
Brick
J F
JF
Department of Neurology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown 26505.
Crosby
T W
TW
D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D002979:Climacteric; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans