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Photogenic epilepsy(PPR)

MedGen UID:
98285
•Concept ID:
C0393720
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Photosensitive epilepsy; PPR; Reflex Epilepsy, Photosensitive
SNOMED CT: Photogenic epilepsy (95208000); Television epilepsy (95208000); Photic epilepsy (95208000); Photosensitive epilepsy (95208000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015643
OMIM® Phenotypic series: PS132100
Orphanet: ORPHA166409

Definition

A rare reflex epilepsy characterized by seizures and photoparoxysmal responses triggered by flashing or flickering lights, or patterns. Exact nature of the stimulus and seizure type are variable. The disorder mainly presents in childhood and adolescence and can either occur as an isolated condition, or be associated to other epilepsy syndromes. [from ORDO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Experiences on the use of dipropylacetate in the treatment of childhood epilepsy.
Sillanpää M, Donner M
Acta Paediatr Scand 1976 Mar;65(2):209-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1976.tb16540.x. PMID: 816172

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG217, Epilepsies in children, young people and adults, 2022

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Photic epilepsy evoked by square-wave pulses. Report of a case studied by changing stimulus intensity and duration.
Honda Y
J Pediatr Ophthalmol 1977 Sep-Oct;14(5):309-15. PMID: 411909
Experiences on the use of dipropylacetate in the treatment of childhood epilepsy.
Sillanpää M, Donner M
Acta Paediatr Scand 1976 Mar;65(2):209-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1976.tb16540.x. PMID: 816172
Detection of photogenic epilepsy in man by summation of evoked scalp potentials.
Bablouzian BL, Neurath PW, Sament S, Watson CW
Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 1969 Jan;26(1):93-5. doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(69)90038-8. PMID: 4183234

Therapy

Unilateral photoconvulsive response in agenesis of the corpus callosum.
Brinciotti M, Matricardi M, Trasatti G
Clin Electroencephalogr 1990 Apr;21(2):101-3. doi: 10.1177/155005949002100211. PMID: 2335038
Experiences on the use of dipropylacetate in the treatment of childhood epilepsy.
Sillanpää M, Donner M
Acta Paediatr Scand 1976 Mar;65(2):209-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1976.tb16540.x. PMID: 816172

Clinical prediction guides

Photic epilepsy evoked by square-wave pulses. Report of a case studied by changing stimulus intensity and duration.
Honda Y
J Pediatr Ophthalmol 1977 Sep-Oct;14(5):309-15. PMID: 411909

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    Curated

    • NICE, 2022
      UK NICE Guideline NG217, Epilepsies in children, young people and adults, 2022

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