Abstract
A 16-year-old boy of normal intelligence had brief absence and myoclonic jerks since age 7 years. Video-EEG documented the unexpected combination of fixation-off sensitivity (scotosensitivity) with photosensitivity.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Darkness / adverse effects*
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Electroencephalography*
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Epilepsies, Myoclonic / diagnosis*
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Epilepsies, Myoclonic / etiology
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Epilepsy, Absence / diagnosis*
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Epilepsy, Absence / etiology
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Eyelids / physiology
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Fixation, Ocular
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Humans
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Male
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Monitoring, Physiologic
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Photic Stimulation / adverse effects*
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Videotape Recording
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Vision, Ocular / physiology