Epileptiform Discharges on Closing the Eyes

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 4(1); 1986 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1986;4(1): 113-120.

눈을 감을 때 유발되는 간질양 뇌파

선우일남, 김기환, 조필자

연세대학교 신경과. 국립의료원 신경과.

Epileptiform Discharges on Closing the Eyes

Il-Nam Sunwoo, M.D., Ki-Hwan Kim, M.D., Pil-Ja Cho, M.D.*

Department of Neurology College of Medicine Yeonsei University, National Medical Center*

Abstract

In reflex epilepsy, seizures triggered by eye closure are uncommon but interesting. The clinical significance and the mechanisms of triggering epileptiform discharges on closing on closing the eyes are not clearly defined yet. Here, five cases are described in which the epileptiform discharges provoked by voluntary closing the eyes. The clinical manifestations are variable in these cases and this electroencephalographic abnormality is not specific for any kind of seizures.

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