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- It is a severe “neurally mediated” (reflex) syncope (transient loss of consciousness due to a temporary loss of the supply of blood carrying oxygen to the brain). The reflex involves the vagus nerve which when activated slows the heart beat down, and can stop the heart beating (called “asystole”) for up to 30 seconds or more.
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Reflex seizures. Some people with epilepsy have reflex seizures. These are seizures that happen every time, or nearly every time, you encounter a certain trigger. Reflex seizures are rare and can happen as part of a particular type of epilepsy or epilepsy syndrome.
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Symptoms. Diagnosis. Treatment. Living with. The main symptom of epilepsy is repeated seizures. These are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain that temporarily affect how it works. Seizures can affect people in different ways, depending on which part of the brain is involved.
Reflex seizure. Reflex seizures are epileptic seizures that are consistently induced by a specific stimulus or trigger, making them distinct from other epileptic seizures, which are usually unprovoked. [4][3] Reflex seizures are otherwise similar to unprovoked seizures and may be focal (simple or complex), generalized, myoclonic, or absence ...
Jan 21, 2021 · Only three ES signs (“abrupt onset”, “eye-opening/widening”, and postictal “confusion/sleep”) and three PNES signs (“preserved awareness”, “eye flutter”, and “bystanders can intensify or alleviate”) were significant and reliable indicators of seizure type from among 45 video-documented signs.
- Annette Leibetseder, Monika Eisermann, W. Curt LaFrance, Lino Nobili, Tim J. von Oertzen
- 2020
Reflex epilepsies are a group of epilepsy syndromes in which a certain trigger or stimulus brings on seizures. The trigger can be something simple in the environment or something more complex. Simple environmental triggers include sensations like touch, light or movement.
Jun 9, 2023 · People with reflex epilepsy experience seizures after exposure to certain stimuli. Triggers and management techniques depend on the type of reflex epilepsy.
Jul 1, 2021 · Reflex epilepsies (RE) are classified as a specific syndrome in which all epileptic seizures are precipitated by sensory stimuli [1 - 3]. The few designated RE include idiopathic photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy, other visual sensitive epilepsies, primary reading epilepsy, and startle epilepsy [2, 3].
