Citation

Nevler N, Gandelman-Marton R. Neurologist 2012; 18(6): 415-417.

Affiliation

*Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin †The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NRL.0b013e31827450c9

PMID

23114680

Abstract

Thinking epilepsy is a rare form of reflex epilepsy that can be induced by specific cognitive tasks, and occurs mainly in idiopathic generalized epilepsies. We report a case of complex partial seizures triggered by thinking in a young man with acute bacterial meningitis and a remote head injury. This case illustrates that thinking-induced reflex seizures can be partial and can be provoked by an acute brain insult.

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