Partial and generalized tonic-clonic reflex seizures related to hot water bathing have been described as temperature-related. We describe three cases of bathing epilepsy: a 28 year-old white male and a 30 year-old white female with spells triggered either by warm or hot water, and a 32 year-old female with spells triggered by hot water. The later two of the three cases presented localized epilepsy and a familial history of epilepsy. A complex tactile stimuli might play the most relevant role on seizure triggering, as well as water temperature with an additive effect over cutaneous stimulation.
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Kowacs, P. A., Marchioro, I. J. M., Da Silva, E. B., Blattes Da Rocha, S. F., Simão, C. A., & Meneses, M. S. (2005). “Hot-water epilepsy”, “warm-water epilepsy”, or bathing epilepsy? Report of three cases and considerations regarding an old theme. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 63(2 B), 399–401. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2005000300006
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