title: Combined variants in reading epilepsy; coexisting anterior and posterior variants camouflaged as heat cramps where the patient finds his own diagnosis searching the internet.
abstract: Reading epilepsy is a form of reflex-induced seizures. Two entities are postulated as part of a clinical spectrum; one anterior variant with jaw jerks and orofacial myoclonia and another posterior variant with visual symptoms and alexia or dyslexia. We present a case with suggestible evidence of both conditions coexisting within the same patient, a finding that, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported. The diagnosis in this specific case was contributed to by the patient searching the internet.
authors.affiliation: Section for Clinical Neurophysiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine, K1, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Henning Kristian
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Olberg
authors.affiliation: Section for Clinical Neurophysiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway; Institute for Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eichele
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway; Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schwarzlmüller
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lind
authors.affiliation: Section for Clinical Neurophysiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: Ina Elen
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Hjelland
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine, K1, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Bernt Andreas
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Engelsen
keywords: Clinical neurophysiology; Neuroimaging; Reading epilepsy; Reflex epilepsy