Wood's lamp employed as a provocative technique to identify pseudoseizures.
We present a case of a 12-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with ictal phenomena suggestive of pseudoseizures. A Wood's lamp was successfully employed to induce the stereotypic phenomena and thereby identify the ictal events as nonepileptiform. Use of the Wood's lamp has not previously been reported as a provocative stimulus to induce pseudoseizures. Given its noninvasive nature and ready availability, the Wood's lamp should be considered for identification of pseudoseizures.
Pappano
Dante Allen
DA
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Bass
Ellen Sofia
ES
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis*