Reflex seizures induced by micturition: a case report

Acta Epileptologica

Case Report

Tiejia Jiang¹  Jiajia Fang²  Zhiyun Zhang²  Qiwei Li² 

[1] Department of Neurology, The Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009, Hangzhou, China;Department of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 322000, Yiwu, China;

关键词: Reflex seizure;    Micturition;    Scalp electroencephalogram;    Ictogenesis;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42494-022-00107-y

 received in 2022-04-29, accepted in 2022-07-11,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundReflex seizures (RS) induced by micturition are extremely rare, and the clinical and electroencephalogram features of RS are not widely known among clinicians. In particular, the origin of the epileptic area is still unclear.Case presentationAn 8-year-old girl who had generalized tonic-clonic seizures was diagnosed with RS induced by micturition based on the clinical manifestation and EEG recordings. We also reviewed the clinical and EEG characteristics of RS induced by micturition in literature by searching the databases of PubMed and MEDLINE using keywords “micturition reflex seizure”, “reflex seizure induced by micturition”, and “micturition induced seizure” by January 2022. We speculate that the mechanism of micturition-induced RS may involve excessive neuronal excitation in regions that participate in micturition.ConclusionsThe RS in this patient was considered to be induced by micturition. Awareness should be raised to this rare form of RS among practitioners.

【 授权许可】

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