Hot Water Epilepsy (HWE)

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-3-9

Hot Water Epilepsy (HWE)

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 2 (1988): Issue 3

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Mar 1988

Abstract

Seizures precipitated by very hot water-head baths (40-50° C), a regional religious custom, or showers were seen in 279 patients between 1980-83 in Bangalore, Southern India, and are reported from the Depts of Neurology and Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, and the Neuroepidemiology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-3-9 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 21 - 22

Published on: Mar 1, 1988

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Neuroepidemiology,

Complex Partial Seizures,

Hot Water Epilepsy

© 1988 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 2 (1988): Issue 3