Partial complex epileptic seizures provoked by ingestion of alcohol.
The authors describe three cases of partial complex epileptic seizures precipitated by alcohol consumption. No other causative factor was found. Brain imaging was normal. The role of alcohol in precipitating this type of seizures is discussed.
Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France.
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors