Epilepsia fotossensível: relato de dois casos

Lauda, Erika Ellovitch; Albuquerque, Marly de; Nascimento, Cláudio L. do; Campos, Carlos J. Reis de

doi:10.1590/S0004-282X1990000300013

Resumos

Epilepsia fotossensível é tema ainda pouco descrito. Os autores revisam a literatura pertinente e descrevem dois casos de epilepsia fotossensível, dando ênfase à assim chamada epilepsia da televisão.

Reports on photosensitive epilepsy are uncommon. The authors review the literature, and special attention is given to television epilepsy. Two cases are reported and discussed.

Erika Ellovitch Lauda^I; Marly de Albuquerque^II; Cláudio L. do Nascimento^III; Carlos J. Reis de Campos^IV

^IMédica Estagiaria - Setor de Investigação e Tratamento das Epilepsias (SITE) da Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

^IIMestre em Neurologia pela EPM - Setor de Investigação e Tratamento das Epilepsias (SITE) da Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

^IIIPós-Graduando (Mestrado) em Neurologia, EPM - Setor de Investigação e Tratamento das Epilepsias (SITE) da Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

^IVProfessor Adjunto-Doutor e Chefe do SITE, EPM. Apoio financeiro: CAPES, FINEP, CNPq - Setor de Investigação e Tratamento das Epilepsias (SITE) da Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

RESUMO

Epilepsia fotossensível é tema ainda pouco descrito. Os autores revisam a literatura pertinente e descrevem dois casos de epilepsia fotossensível, dando ênfase à assim chamada epilepsia da televisão.

SUMMARY

Reports on photosensitive epilepsy are uncommon. The authors review the literature, and special attention is given to television epilepsy. Two cases are reported and discussed.

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Dr. Carlos J. Reis de Campos - Serviço de Investigação e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Disciplina de Neurologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina - Rua Botucatu 740 - 04023 São Paulo SP -Brasil.

1. Bickford RG, Daly D, Keith HM - Convulsive effects of light stimulation in children. Am J Dis Child 86:170, 1953.
2. Bower BD - Television flicker and fits. Clin Ped 2:134, 1963.
3. Browne TR, Penry JK - Benzodiazepines in the treatment of epilepsy: a review. Epilepsia 14:277, 1973.
4. Charlton MH, Hoefer PFA - Television and epilepsy. Arch Neurol 11:239, 1964.
5. Commission on Classification and Terminology of International League Against Epilepsy - Proposal for revised clinical and electroencephalographic classification of epileptic seizures. Epilepsia 22:489, 1981.
6. Danesi MA, Oni K - Photosensitive epilepsy and photo-convulsive responses to photic stimulation in Africans. Epilepsia 24:455. 1983.
7. Doose H, Gerken H, Hien-Volpel KF, Volzke E - Genetics of photosensitive epilepsy. Neuropaed 1:56, 1962.
8. Feldman RG - Management of underlying causes and precipitins factors of epilepsy. In Browne TR, Feldman RG: Epilepsy, Diagnosis and Management. Little-Brown, Boston, 1983, pg 129.
9. Gastaut H, Regis H, Bostem F - Attacks provoked by television and their mechanism. Epilepsia 3:438, 1962.
10. Gowers WR - Epilepsy and other Chronic Convulsive Diseases: their Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. Wood & Co, New York, 1885.
11. Hermksen O, Johannenssen SI - Clinical and pharmacokinetic observations on sodium valproate: a 5 year follow-up. Acta Neurol Scand 65:504, 1982.
12. Jeavons PM, Harding GFA - Photosensitive epilepsy: a review of the literature and a study of 460 patients. Clin Dev Med 56:31, 1975.
13. Jeavons PM, Bishop A, Harding GFA - The prognosis of photobensitivity. Epilepsia 27:569, 1986.
14. Kooi KE, Tucker RP, Marshall RE - Fundamentals of Electroencephalography. Harper & Row, New York, 1978, pg 67.
15. Mayr N, Wimberger D, Pichler H, Zeitlhofer J, Spiel G - Influence of television on photosensitive epileptics. Eur Neurol 27:201, 1987.
16. Newmark ME, Penry JK - Photosensitivity and epilepsy: a review. Raven Press, New York, 1979.
17. Steinkruger M - Photosensitive epilepsy. J Neurosurg Nurs 17:355, 1985.
18. Stefansson SB, Darby CE, Wilkins AJ, Binnie CD, Marlton AP, Smith AT, Stockley AV - Television epilepsy and pattern sensitivity. Br Med J 2:88, 1977.
19. Takahashi T - Activation methods. In Niedermeier E, Silva FL: Electroencephalography. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Baltimore, 1982, pg 163.
20. Wilkins AJ, Darby CE, Binnie CD, Stefansson SB, Jeavons PM, Harding GFA - Television epilepsy: the role of pattern. J Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 47:163, 1979.

Epilepsia fotossensível relato de dois casos

Photosensitive epilepsy: report of two cases

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[1] 1. Bickford RG, Daly D, Keith HM - Convulsive effects of light stimulation in children. Am J Dis Child 86:170, 1953.

[2] 2. Bower BD - Television flicker and fits. Clin Ped 2:134, 1963.

[3] 3. Browne TR, Penry JK - Benzodiazepines in the treatment of epilepsy: a review. Epilepsia 14:277, 1973.

[4] 4. Charlton MH, Hoefer PFA - Television and epilepsy. Arch Neurol 11:239, 1964.

[5] 5. Commission on Classification and Terminology of International League Against Epilepsy - Proposal for revised clinical and electroencephalographic classification of epileptic seizures. Epilepsia 22:489, 1981.

[6] 6. Danesi MA, Oni K - Photosensitive epilepsy and photo-convulsive responses to photic stimulation in Africans. Epilepsia 24:455. 1983.

[7] 7. Doose H, Gerken H, Hien-Volpel KF, Volzke E - Genetics of photosensitive epilepsy. Neuropaed 1:56, 1962.

[8] 8. Feldman RG - Management of underlying causes and precipitins factors of epilepsy. In Browne TR, Feldman RG: Epilepsy, Diagnosis and Management. Little-Brown, Boston, 1983, pg 129.

[9] 9. Gastaut H, Regis H, Bostem F - Attacks provoked by television and their mechanism. Epilepsia 3:438, 1962.

[10] 10. Gowers WR - Epilepsy and other Chronic Convulsive Diseases: their Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. Wood & Co, New York, 1885.

[11] 11. Hermksen O, Johannenssen SI - Clinical and pharmacokinetic observations on sodium valproate: a 5 year follow-up. Acta Neurol Scand 65:504, 1982.

[12] 12. Jeavons PM, Harding GFA - Photosensitive epilepsy: a review of the literature and a study of 460 patients. Clin Dev Med 56:31, 1975.

[13] 13. Jeavons PM, Bishop A, Harding GFA - The prognosis of photobensitivity. Epilepsia 27:569, 1986.

[14] 14. Kooi KE, Tucker RP, Marshall RE - Fundamentals of Electroencephalography. Harper & Row, New York, 1978, pg 67.

[15] 15. Mayr N, Wimberger D, Pichler H, Zeitlhofer J, Spiel G - Influence of television on photosensitive epileptics. Eur Neurol 27:201, 1987.

[16] 16. Newmark ME, Penry JK - Photosensitivity and epilepsy: a review. Raven Press, New York, 1979.

[17] 17. Steinkruger M - Photosensitive epilepsy. J Neurosurg Nurs 17:355, 1985.

[18] 18. Stefansson SB, Darby CE, Wilkins AJ, Binnie CD, Marlton AP, Smith AT, Stockley AV - Television epilepsy and pattern sensitivity. Br Med J 2:88, 1977.

[19] 19. Takahashi T - Activation methods. In Niedermeier E, Silva FL: Electroencephalography. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Baltimore, 1982, pg 163.

[20] 20. Wilkins AJ, Darby CE, Binnie CD, Stefansson SB, Jeavons PM, Harding GFA - Television epilepsy: the role of pattern. J Electroenceph Clin Neurophysiol 47:163, 1979.