Ekici Arzu, Ozdemir Ozlem, Yimenicioglu Sevgi, Oren Ayse, Sen Ismail
From the *Bursa Şevket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Bursa; †Eskişehir State Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Eskişehir; and ‡Bursa Şevket Yilmaz Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Bursa, Turkey.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Oct;33(10):e98-e99. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000659.
Hot water epilepsy (HWE) is a rare form of reflex epilepsy precipitated by a bath or shower in hot water. Although the condition is benign and a decreased bath temperature will help, antiepileptic drugs may be needed in some cases. Prophylactic clobazam is currently the first choice treatment option. Here we report the case of a 10-year-old boy with HWE successfully treated with daily doses of clobazam. Daily clobazam was preferred over prophylactic clobazam because of the patient's frequent bathing and parental concern. Daily clobazam is a novel treatment option for HWE and seems to be a good choice where antiepileptic drugs are necessary.
