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. 2021 May 31:16:100460.
doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100460. eCollection 2021.

Seizures induced by micturition: A rare form of reflex epilepsy

Sara Casciato  1 , Pier Paolo Quarato  1 , Addolorata Mascia  1 , Alfredo D'Aniello  1 , Liliana G Grammaldo  1 , Giancarlo Di Gennaro  1
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Seizures induced by micturition: A rare form of reflex epilepsy

Sara Casciato et al. Epilepsy Behav Rep. .

Abstract

•Micturition-induced seizures are a rare form of reflex epilepsy.•Video-EEG monitoring is crucial for diagnosis.•Symptomatogenic zone involves mesial fronto-parietal cortex.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Video-EEG findings in the focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizure: A-B: the subject while experiences the habitual aura characterized by sudden genital pain followed by manipulation; C: behavioral arrest and right grasping; D: right head deviation and arms/trunk asymmetric tonic posturing (right > left); E: evolution to bilateral tonic-clonic seizure. Ictal EEG disclosed rhythmical delta activity evolving in recruiting sharp waves, mainly located over midline central-parietal and left fronto-temporal channels, spreading over contralateral regions intermixed with muscular artifacts.
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