title: Acute provoked reflex seizures induced by thinking.
abstract: Thinking epilepsy is a rare form of reflex epilepsy that can be induced by specific cognitive tasks, and occurs mainly in idiopathic generalized epilepsies. We report a case of complex partial seizures triggered by thinking in a young man with acute bacterial meningitis and a remote head injury. This case illustrates that thinking-induced reflex seizures can be partial and can be provoked by an acute brain insult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. dr.naominevler@gmail.com
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nevler
authors.forename: Revital
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandelman-Marton
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D020195:Epilepsy, Reflex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult