title: A retarded boy with seizures precipitated by stepping into the bath water.
abstract: This report describes the unusual case of a boy with partial deletion in the proximal region of a long arm of chromosome 2 and reflex epilepsy. Seizures with identical onset were precipitated predictably by two independent triggers, micturition and immersion of the feet in tepid or hot water. A seizure precipitated by immersion could be reproduced under video and EEG monitoring. The EEG seizure onset was in the central midline region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 / Q000235:genetics; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014867:Water / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014867:Water