[Primary reading epilepsy: therapeutic efficacy of clonazepam in one case].

Abstract

Primary reading epilepsy is a rare form of reflex epilepsy, in which reading is the specific stimulus evoking attacks. The authors report a case of an 18-year-old man who since the age of 17 presented myoclonic jaw jerking provoked exclusively by reading. In one episode, in which reading was not interrupted, jerks were followed by a generalized convulsive seizure. EEG with routine activating procedures was normal, while EEG recorded during reading showed bilaterally synchronous paroxysmal small-voltage spikes, more prominent in frontocentral regions, coinciding with jaw myoclonus. Complete clinical seizures control and EEG normalization were achieved with clonazepam 2 mg daily in a 24-month follow-up.

• Authors: E M Yacubian, L H Castro, R M Grossmann, L Marques-Assis
• Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Arq Neuropsiquiatr) Vol. 48 Issue 3 Pg. 355-9 (Sep 1990) ISSN: 0004-282X [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Epilepsia primária da leitura: efficácia terapêutica do clonazepam em um caso.
• PMID: 2264791 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Clonazepam

Topics

• Adolescent
• Clonazepam (therapeutic use)
• Electroencephalography
• Epilepsy (drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Reading