Epileptic Disorders
MENUHot water epilepsy: a video case report of a Caucasian toddler Volume 10, numéro 1, march 2008
Auteurs
Department of Neurology-Child Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Epilepsy centre for children and youth, Pulderbos, Department of Pediatrics, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Department of Pediatrics, HH Hospital, Lier, Belgium
- Mots-clés : hot water epilepsy, seizures, induced seizures
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2008.0171
- Page(s) : 45-8
- Année de parution : 2008
We present the case report of a 13-month-old Caucasian toddler with symptoms of loss of consciousness, central cyanosis and uncontrolled movements of the upper limbs while taking a warm bath. The diagnosis of hot water epilepsy was supported by an ictal EEG. Hot water epilepsy, also known as bathing epilepsy or water-immersion epilepsy is, in the Caucasian population, a rare form of benign epilepsy, where seizures are provoked by immersion in a hot or even just a warm bath. This is the first comprehensive video publication of a seizure provoked by water-immersion in a Caucasian child. [Published with video sequences].