title: Reading-induced absence seizures.
abstract: Reading epilepsy usually presents with jaw myoclonus and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. We report a 12-year-old girl with absence seizures induced by reading, which were diagnosed by video EEG. An absence seizure with generalized 3-Hz spike-and-wave discharge occurred within 30 seconds of each reading session. Treatment with valproate caused complete seizure control, with therapy successfully discontinued after 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: al Gashlan
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: al-Shahwan
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Riela
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011932:Reading; D013690:Television; D013997:Time Factors; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014635:Valproic Acid