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Reflex seizure

MedGen UID:
1704882
•Concept ID:
C4731924
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0020207

Definition

Seizures precipitated by exogenous stimuli. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ATP1A3-related epilepsy: Report of seven cases and literature-based analysis of treatment response.
Gasser M, Boonsimma P, Netbaramee W, Wechapinan T, Srichomthomg C, Ittiwut C, Krenn M, Zimprich F, Milenkovic I, Abicht A, Biskup S, Roser T, Shotelersuk V, Tacke M, Kuersten M, Wagner M, Borggraefe I, Suphapeetiporn K, von Stülpnagel C
J Clin Neurosci 2020 Feb;72:31-38. Epub 2020 Jan 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.01.041. PMID: 31959558
Pharmacotherapeutic options for the treatment of preeclampsia.
McCoy S, Baldwin K
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2009 Feb 15;66(4):337-44. doi: 10.2146/ajhp080104. PMID: 19202042
Human photosensitivity: from pathophysiology to treatment.
Verrotti A, Tocco AM, Salladini C, Latini G, Chiarelli F
Eur J Neurol 2005 Nov;12(11):828-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01085.x. PMID: 16241971

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical, Demographic, and Electroencephalographic Profile of Hot-Water Epilepsy in Children.
Bharathi NK, Shivappa SK, Gowda VK, Shivalingaiah S, Benakappa A
Indian J Pediatr 2021 Sep;88(9):885-891. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03570-y. PMID: 33417183
Musicogenic reflex seizures in epilepsy with glutamic acid decarbocylase antibodies.
Falip M, Rodriguez-Bel L, Castañer S, Miro J, Jaraba S, Mora J, Bas J, Carreño M
Acta Neurol Scand 2018 Feb;137(2):272-276. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1111/ane.12799. PMID: 28766694
Redefining epilepsy.
Fisher RS
Curr Opin Neurol 2015 Apr;28(2):130-5. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000174. PMID: 25734953
An appraisal of the new operational definition of epilepsy--then and now.
Malkan A, Beran RG
Epilepsy Behav 2014 Dec;41:217-20. Epub 2014 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.09.084. PMID: 25461219
ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy.
Fisher RS, Acevedo C, Arzimanoglou A, Bogacz A, Cross JH, Elger CE, Engel J Jr, Forsgren L, French JA, Glynn M, Hesdorffer DC, Lee BI, Mathern GW, Moshé SL, Perucca E, Scheffer IE, Tomson T, Watanabe M, Wiebe S
Epilepsia 2014 Apr;55(4):475-82. Epub 2014 Apr 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.12550. PMID: 24730690

Diagnosis

Nail-clipping reflex seizures.
Salmon L, Li J, Nguyen N, Nguyen DK
Epileptic Disord 2023 Dec;25(6):917-918. Epub 2023 Oct 5 doi: 10.1002/epd2.20163. PMID: 37776291
Redefining epilepsy.
Fisher RS
Curr Opin Neurol 2015 Apr;28(2):130-5. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000174. PMID: 25734953
Musicogenic epilepsy.
Stern J
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;129:469-77. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62630-1.00026-3. PMID: 25726285
ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy.
Fisher RS, Acevedo C, Arzimanoglou A, Bogacz A, Cross JH, Elger CE, Engel J Jr, Forsgren L, French JA, Glynn M, Hesdorffer DC, Lee BI, Mathern GW, Moshé SL, Perucca E, Scheffer IE, Tomson T, Watanabe M, Wiebe S
Epilepsia 2014 Apr;55(4):475-82. Epub 2014 Apr 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.12550. PMID: 24730690
The electroencephalogram of idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
Seneviratne U, Cook M, D'Souza W
Epilepsia 2012 Feb;53(2):234-48. Epub 2011 Dec 9 doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03344.x. PMID: 22150583

Therapy

Reflex epileptic features in patients with focal epilepsy of unknown cause.
Atalar AÇ, Vanlı-Yavuz EN, Yılmaz E, Bebek N, Baykan B
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020 Mar;190:105633. Epub 2019 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105633. PMID: 31865219
Musicogenic epilepsy.
Stern J
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;129:469-77. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62630-1.00026-3. PMID: 25726285
Corpus callosotomy in a patient with startle epilepsy.
Gómez NG, Hamad AP, Marinho M, Tavares IM, Carrete H Jr, Caboclo LO Jr, Yacubian EM Jr, Centeno R Jr
Epileptic Disord 2013 Mar;15(1):76-9. doi: 10.1684/epd.2013.0553. PMID: 23531553
Mutations in the VLGR1 gene implicate G-protein signaling in the pathogenesis of Usher syndrome type II.
Weston MD, Luijendijk MW, Humphrey KD, Möller C, Kimberling WJ
Am J Hum Genet 2004 Feb;74(2):357-66. Epub 2004 Jan 20 doi: 10.1086/381685. PMID: 14740321Free PMC Article
Visual reflex seizures induced by complex stimuli.
Zifkin BG, Inoue Y
Epilepsia 2004;45 Suppl 1:27-9. doi: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.451005.x. PMID: 14706042

Prognosis

Risk of seizure recurrence from antiepileptic drug withdrawal among seizure-free patients for more than two years.
Li Y, Chen S, Qin J, She Y, Chen Y, Liu X, Yu H, Zhou L
Epilepsy Behav 2020 Dec;113:107485. Epub 2020 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107485. PMID: 33157416
Public Knowledge and Attitude towards Epilepsy and Its Associated Factors: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, Ethiopia, 2019.
Wubetu AD, Admasu Basha E, Alemnew Engidaw N
J Environ Public Health 2020;2020:6801979. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1155/2020/6801979. PMID: 32724319Free PMC Article
Tap seizures in infancy: A critical review.
Turco EC, Andreolli A, Pisani F
Seizure 2018 Jul;59:11-15. Epub 2018 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.04.013. PMID: 29727740
Musicogenic reflex seizures in epilepsy with glutamic acid decarbocylase antibodies.
Falip M, Rodriguez-Bel L, Castañer S, Miro J, Jaraba S, Mora J, Bas J, Carreño M
Acta Neurol Scand 2018 Feb;137(2):272-276. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1111/ane.12799. PMID: 28766694
Tonic reflex seizures of early infancy: an age-related non-epileptic paroxysmal disorder.
Vigevano F, Lispi ML
Epileptic Disord 2001 Sep;3(3):133-6. PMID: 11679304

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical, Demographic, and Electroencephalographic Profile of Hot-Water Epilepsy in Children.
Bharathi NK, Shivappa SK, Gowda VK, Shivalingaiah S, Benakappa A
Indian J Pediatr 2021 Sep;88(9):885-891. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1007/s12098-020-03570-y. PMID: 33417183
Risk of seizure recurrence from antiepileptic drug withdrawal among seizure-free patients for more than two years.
Li Y, Chen S, Qin J, She Y, Chen Y, Liu X, Yu H, Zhou L
Epilepsy Behav 2020 Dec;113:107485. Epub 2020 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107485. PMID: 33157416
Public Knowledge and Attitude towards Epilepsy and Its Associated Factors: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, Ethiopia, 2019.
Wubetu AD, Admasu Basha E, Alemnew Engidaw N
J Environ Public Health 2020;2020:6801979. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1155/2020/6801979. PMID: 32724319Free PMC Article
Praxis-induced reflex seizures in two Japanese cases with ring chromosome 20 syndrome.
Yamagishi H, Goto M, Osaka H, Kuwajima M, Muramatsu K, Yamagata T
Epileptic Disord 2020 Apr 1;22(2):214-218. doi: 10.1684/epd.2020.1146. PMID: 32301722
Tonic reflex seizures of early infancy: an age-related non-epileptic paroxysmal disorder.
Vigevano F, Lispi ML
Epileptic Disord 2001 Sep;3(3):133-6. PMID: 11679304

Recent systematic reviews

Epilepsy diagnosis based on one unprovoked seizure and ≥60% risk. A systematic review of the etiologies.
Vergara López S, Ramos-Jiménez C, Adrián de la Cruz Reyes L, Kevin Galindo Ruiz A, Armando Baigts Arriola L, Manuel Moncayo Olivares J, Gabriela Aguirre Galindo E, Fabricio Pérez Pedroza I, San-Juan D
Epilepsy Behav 2021 Dec;125:108392. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108392. PMID: 34740089
Affect-induced reflex seizures (AIRS): A case series based on a systematic literature review.
Randhawa J, Hrazdil CT, Hassan I
Epilepsy Behav 2019 Mar;92:18-25. Epub 2018 Dec 31 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.10.036. PMID: 30599458

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