Syed Riazahmed
Department of Paediatrics, King Fahad Military Hospital, P O Box 9862, Jeddah 21159, Saudi Arabia.
J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2010 Jul;1(2):99-101. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.71724.
Hot water epilepsy is a form of reflex epilepsy in childhood. We report two children from Saudi Arabia, who presented with seizures following pouring hot water on their head, while bathing. They were not treated by anti-epileptic medication. By decreasing the temperature of the water used for bathing, the seizures were avoided to a large extent in them. This form of epilepsy is reported to be seldom present in various countries but there are no records of its presence in Saudi Arabia.
热水癫痫是儿童期反射性癫痫的一种形式。我们报告了两名来自沙特阿拉伯的儿童,他们在洗澡时将热水浇在头上后出现癫痫发作。他们未接受抗癫痫药物治疗。通过降低洗澡用水的温度,很大程度上避免了他们癫痫发作。据报道,这种癫痫形式在各个国家很少出现,但沙特阿拉伯没有其出现的记录。