title: [Television epilepsy].
abstract: Television epilepsy (TE) appear to be the variation of photosensitive epilepsy when the fits are provoked by watching TV. 23 patients aged 6-20 years were observed (8-men, 15 women). TE included epilepsy with generalized convulsive fits (34.8%), juvenile absence-epilepsy (17.4%), juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (30.4%), children absence-epilepsy (13.0%) and partial occipital epilepsy (4.4%). "Pure" TE was diagnosed in 26.1% of patients, while the combined TE--in 73.9%. Diagnostic criteria of the syndrome of "pure" TE were formulated.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Petrukhin
authors.forename: K Iu
authors.initials: KIu
authors.lastname: Mukhin
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kolpachki
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Glyzova
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Volchenkova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011379:Prognosis; D013690:Television; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Televizionnaia épilepsiia.