title: Hot Water Epilepsy Successfully Treated With Daily Clobazam.
abstract: Hot water epilepsy (HWE) is a rare form of reflex epilepsy precipitated by a bath or shower in hot water. Although the condition is benign and a decreased bath temperature will help, antiepileptic drugs may be needed in some cases. Prophylactic clobazam is currently the first choice treatment option. Here we report the case of a 10-year-old boy with HWE successfully treated with daily doses of clobazam. Daily clobazam was preferred over prophylactic clobazam because of the patient's frequent bathing and parental concern. Daily clobazam is a novel treatment option for HWE and seems to be a good choice where antiepileptic drugs are necessary.
authors.affiliation: From the *Bursa Şevket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Bursa; †Eskişehir State Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Eskişehir; and ‡Bursa Şevket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekici
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yimenicioglu
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oren
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001494:Baths / Q000009:adverse effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D000078306:Clobazam; D020195:Epilepsy, Reflex / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000078306:Clobazam