Reading-induced absence seizures.
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.
Singh
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Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235, USA.
Anderson
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al Gashlan
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al-Shahwan
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Riela
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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
D014635:Valproic Acid