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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

Management of epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia: Results of an international expert consensus panel.
Smith KM, Wirrell EC, Andrade DM, Choi H, Trenité DK, Jones H, Knupp KG, Mugar J, Nordli DR Jr, Riva A, Stern JM, Striano P, Thiele EA, Zawar I
Epilepsia 2023 Sep;64(9):2342-2350. Epub 2023 Jun 23 doi: 10.1111/epi.17682. PMID: 37326215
Progesterone and its derivatives for the treatment of catamenial epilepsy: A systematic review.
Nucera B, Rinaldi F, Dono F, Lanzone J, Evangelista G, Consoli S, Tappatà M, Narducci F, Troisi S, Trinka E, Brigo F
Seizure 2023 Jul;109:52-59. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.05.004. PMID: 37229848
The startle syndromes: physiology and treatment.
Dreissen YE, Tijssen MA
Epilepsia 2012 Dec;53 Suppl 7:3-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03709.x. PMID: 23153204

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
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
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
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
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

Therapy

Video game-induced reflex seizures via a smartphone.
Riva A, Rebessi E, Parente E, Viri M, Striano P, Romeo A
Epileptic Disord 2022 Feb 1;24(1):197-201. doi: 10.1684/epd.2021.1382. PMID: 34806981
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
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
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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