Somatosensory reflex seizures in a patient with hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis

Neurol Sci. 2014 May;35(5):777-80. doi: 10.1007/s10072-013-1609-0. Epub 2013 Dec 24.

Abstract

Somatosensory-evoked reflex epilepsy is characterized by seizures in response to specific stimuli. It is highly uncommon for somatosensory-evoked focal seizures to be caused by movement or a change in posture. Reflex epilepsy induced by both somatosensory and proprioceptive stimulations has not been previously reported. In this study, we present a case of reflex epilepsy evoked by somatosensory and proprioceptive stimulation in a patient with hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis. After comparing our patient with other cases of previously reported somatosensory-evoked reflex epilepsy, we determined that our patient had an unusual cause of reflex epilepsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy, Reflex / complications*
  • Epilepsy, Reflex / diagnosis*
  • Epilepsy, Reflex / pathology
  • Epilepsy, Reflex / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningitis / complications*
  • Meningitis / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis / pathology
  • Meningitis / physiopathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed