Tooth‐Brushing Epilepsy: A Report of a Case with Structural and Functional Imaging and Electrophysiology Demonstrating a Right Frontal Focus

J. O’Brien, Terence; Edward Hogan, R.; Sedal, Leslie; Murrie, Vanessa; Cook, Mark

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00636.x

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Tooth‐Brushing Epilepsy: A Report of a Case with Structural and Functional Imaging and Electrophysiology Demonstrating a Right Frontal Focus

Published in Epilepsia • Jul 1, 1996

Authors:

Terence J. O’Brien

R. Edward Hogan

Leslie Sedal

Abstract

Patients with reflex epilepsies may provide insights into cerebral pathophysiology. We report a patient with an unusual form of reflex epilepsy in whom seizures are induced by tooth brushing. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a right posterior frontal low-grade tumor predominantly involv...

Subject

Ictal

Reflex Epilepsy

Epilepsy

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