title: Somatosensory reflex seizures in a patient with hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis.
abstract: Somatosensory-evoked reflex epilepsy is characterized by seizures in response to specific stimuli. It is highly uncommon for somatosensory-evoked focal seizures to be caused by movement or a change in posture. Reflex epilepsy induced by both somatosensory and proprioceptive stimulations has not been previously reported. In this study, we present a case of reflex epilepsy evoked by somatosensory and proprioceptive stimulation in a patient with hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis. After comparing our patient with other cases of previously reported somatosensory-evoked reflex epilepsy, we determined that our patient had an unusual cause of reflex epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, 100050, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rui-Juan
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yue-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xing-Hu
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Qiu
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Shao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D020195:Epilepsy, Reflex / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed