Citation

Berney TP, Osselton JW, Kolvin I, Day MJ. Br. Med. J. (Clin. Res. Ed.) 1981; 282(6259): 180-182.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, British Medical Association, Publisher BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6779939

PMCID

PMC1503941

Abstract

A free-field study of 22 epileptic children, selected on the basis of past electroencephalographic abnormality, identified a group who exhibited a significant increase in epileptiform discharge rate on electroencephalography in a discothèque environment (p less than 0.05). Laboratory investigations showed that these children were activated by a wide range of stimuli, including intermittent photic stimulation and exercise. The response to exercise was a good predictor of a child's electroencephalographic response in a discothèque. The findings suggest that most epileptic children are not particularly vulnerable in a discothèque environment.

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