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Hot Water Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Wanda Szymonowicz  and
Keith L. Meloff
Wanda Szymonowicz
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Hospital For Sick Children,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Keith L. Meloff*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Hospital For Sick Children,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Division of Neurology, Hospital For Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
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A case of hot water epilepsy is presented and the literature on the subject is reviewed. The data show that hot water epilepsy is a benign form of rejlex epilepsy occurring mainly in children. Males are affected more than females. The triggering stimulus is immersion in hot water (over 37°C). The seizure is usually psychomotor, although generalized convulsions may occur. The EEG findings indicate that the abnormality lies in the temporal lobe.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 1978 , pp. 247 - 251
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1978

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