title: [Photosensitive epilepsy].
abstract: Photosensitive epilepsy (PE) is the most frequent form of reflex epilepsy. Authors picked out two PE forms based on the analysis of the 16 own observations. The first form is PE with environmental factors of the process' provocation, which is characterised by genuine character of disease, pre- and pubertal period of its beginning, considerable prevalence of males among the patients, rare generalized tonic and clonic fits and favorable prognosis. The second form of PE is significantly rarer PE form -with self-induction of the fits. It is characterized by the beginning of the disease in preschool period, even sex distribution, quite frequent evaluated organic damages of brain, nonconvulsive fits, non-efficiency of antiepileptic drugs. The mechanisms of pathogenesis and the ways of fits' prophylaxis were discussed.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Karlov
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Vlasov
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ovnatanov
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kovalenko
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Khabibova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Fotosensitivnaia épilepsiia.