Satishchandra P, Shivaramakrishana A, Kaliaperumal V G, Schoenberg B S
Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Epilepsia. 1988 Jan-Feb;29(1):52-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1988.tb05098.x.
"Hot water epilepsy" (HWE), precipitated by a bath or shower in hot water, has been described infrequently in the literature. We report 279 cases of HWE that were seen between 1980 to 1983 in Bangalore, South India. We found HWE to be more common in children, with cases more frequent among male than female patients (2.6:1). Complex partial seizures constituted the main clinical presentation (67.0%); HWE accounted for 4.4% of all complex partial seizures and generalize tonic-clonic seizures seen at our center during the 1980-1983 period. Although prognosis seems favorable 25.4% of our patients developed nonreflex epilepsy within 1-3 years. They were managed with antiepileptic drugs and the use of lukewarm water for bathing.
“热水癫痫”（HWE），由热水浴或淋浴诱发，在文献中鲜有描述。我们报告了1980年至1983年期间在印度南部班加罗尔所见的279例HWE病例。我们发现HWE在儿童中更为常见，男性患者比女性患者更频繁（2.6:1）。复杂部分性发作是主要临床表现（67.0%）；在1980 - 1983年期间，HWE占我们中心所见所有复杂部分性发作和全身性强直阵挛发作的4.4%。尽管预后似乎良好，但我们25.4%的患者在1 - 3年内发展为非反射性癫痫。他们接受抗癫痫药物治疗，并使用温水洗澡。
