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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Hot water epilepsy with pachygyria
Neurological Sciences, Volume 33, No. 3, Year 2012
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Description
Hot water epilepsy (HWE) refers to a specific type of reflex epilepsy precipitated by the stimulus of bathing in hot water. Pathogenesis is still unknown and temporal lobe has been thought to take part in the epileptogenesis. HWE can be symptomatic of focal cortical malformation, and few cases were reported. This is the third report of HEW in which a parietal malformation has been observed. Our hypothesis that sensory cortex might be implicated in the epileptogenic process is corroborated by two previous reports on patients with HWE and malformation of the parietal cortical development. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hizem, Yosr
Tunisia, Manouba
Razi Hospital
Tunisia, Tunis
Unité de Recherche
Gargouri, Amina
Tunisia, Manouba
Razi Hospital
Tunisia, Tunis
Unité de Recherche
Ben Djebrara, Mouna
Tunisia, Manouba
Razi Hospital
Tunisia, Tunis
Unité de Recherche
Kacem, Imen
Tunisia, Manouba
Razi Hospital
Tunisia, Tunis
Unité de Recherche
Abdelkéfi, Istabrak
Tunisia, Manouba
Razi Hospital
Jemli, Fethi
Tunisia, Manouba
Razi Hospital
Gouider, R.
Tunisia, Manouba
Razi Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10072-011-0780-4
ISSN:
15901874
e-ISSN:
15903478
Research Areas
Environmental