Epileptic seizures triggered by the use of a powered toothbrush

HAYTAÇ M. C., ASLAN K., Ozcelik O., BOZDEMİR H.

SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.288-291, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.07.012
  • Dergi Adı: SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.288-291
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: reflex epilepsy, tooth-brushing epilepsy, powered toothbrush, epileptic seizures
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Reflex epilepsy is characterized by seizures that are triggered in response to a specific stimulus and tooth-brushing epilepsy is an extremely rare form of reflex epilepsy in which the seizures are mainly induced by the act of tooth brushing. In this report, we describe an epilepsy patient whose seizures were exclusively triggered by the use of a powered toothbrush.