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Reading seizure

MedGen UID:
75817
•Concept ID:
C0278193
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: EPILEPSY, READING; Reading seizures; Reflex Epilepsy, Reading
SNOMED CT: Reading seizure (7689009); Reading epilepsy (7689009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0007560
OMIM®: 132300
Orphanet: ORPHA166433

Definition

A rare reflex epilepsy characterized by reading-induced seizures which in most cases present with orofacial/jaw myoclonus possibly extending to the upper limbs but can also manifest as dyslexia or alexia and visual symptoms. In both variants secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures may evolve if the stimulus is not interrupted. The disease typically begins in the second or third decade of life and may be inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. It usually takes a benign course with little tendency to spontaneous seizures. [from ORDO]

Clinical features

From HPO
Seizure
MedGen UID:
20693
•Concept ID:
C0036572
•
Sign or Symptom
A seizure is an intermittent abnormality of nervous system physiology characterized by a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
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EEG abnormality
MedGen UID:
56235
•Concept ID:
C0151611
•
Finding
Abnormality observed by electroencephalogram (EEG), which is used to record of the brain's spontaneous electrical activity from multiple electrodes placed on the scalp.
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Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVReading seizure
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Progesterone and its derivatives for the treatment of catamenial epilepsy: A systematic review.
Nucera B, Rinaldi F, Dono F, Lanzone J, Evangelista G, Consoli S, Tappatà M, Narducci F, Troisi S, Trinka E, Brigo F
Seizure 2023 Jul;109:52-59. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.05.004. PMID: 37229848
International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions.
Riney K, Bogacz A, Somerville E, Hirsch E, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Zuberi SM, Alsaadi T, Jain S, French J, Specchio N, Trinka E, Wiebe S, Auvin S, Cabral-Lim L, Naidoo A, Perucca E, Moshé SL, Wirrell EC, Tinuper P
Epilepsia 2022 Jun;63(6):1443-1474. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1111/epi.17240. PMID: 35503725
Jeavons Syndrome: Clinical Features and Response to Treatment.
Smith KM, Youssef PE, Wirrell EC, Nickels KC, Payne ET, Britton JW, Shin C, Cascino GD, Patterson MC, Wong-Kisiel LC
Pediatr Neurol 2018 Sep;86:46-51. Epub 2018 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.06.001. PMID: 30082241

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Perampanel and pregnancy.
Vazquez B, Tomson T, Dobrinsky C, Schuck E, O'Brien TJ
Epilepsia 2021 Mar;62(3):698-708. doi: 10.1111/epi.16821. PMID: 33666943Free PMC Article
Epilepsy and music: practical notes.
Maguire M
Pract Neurol 2017 Apr;17(2):86-95. Epub 2016 Nov 30 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2016-001487. PMID: 27903764
Redefining epilepsy.
Fisher RS
Curr Opin Neurol 2015 Apr;28(2):130-5. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000174. PMID: 25734953
ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy.
Fisher RS, Acevedo C, Arzimanoglou A, Bogacz A, Cross JH, Elger CE, Engel J Jr, Forsgren L, French JA, Glynn M, Hesdorffer DC, Lee BI, Mathern GW, Moshé SL, Perucca E, Scheffer IE, Tomson T, Watanabe M, Wiebe S
Epilepsia 2014 Apr;55(4):475-82. Epub 2014 Apr 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.12550. PMID: 24730690
Syncope.
Moya-I-Mitjans Á, Rivas-Gándara N, Sarrias-Mercè A, Pérez-Rodón J, Roca-Luque I
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2012 Aug;65(8):755-65. Epub 2012 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.recesp.2012.03.005. PMID: 22763183

Diagnosis

Sunflower syndrome: a poorly understood photosensitive epilepsy.
Geenen KR, Patel S, Thiele EA
Dev Med Child Neurol 2021 Mar;63(3):259-262. Epub 2020 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14723. PMID: 33135153
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy as a spectrum disorder: A focused review.
Baykan B, Wolf P
Seizure 2017 Jul;49:36-41. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.05.011. PMID: 28544889
Redefining epilepsy.
Fisher RS
Curr Opin Neurol 2015 Apr;28(2):130-5. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000174. PMID: 25734953
Musicogenic epilepsy.
Stern J
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;129:469-77. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62630-1.00026-3. PMID: 25726285
ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy.
Fisher RS, Acevedo C, Arzimanoglou A, Bogacz A, Cross JH, Elger CE, Engel J Jr, Forsgren L, French JA, Glynn M, Hesdorffer DC, Lee BI, Mathern GW, Moshé SL, Perucca E, Scheffer IE, Tomson T, Watanabe M, Wiebe S
Epilepsia 2014 Apr;55(4):475-82. Epub 2014 Apr 14 doi: 10.1111/epi.12550. PMID: 24730690

Therapy

International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset at a variable age: position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions.
Riney K, Bogacz A, Somerville E, Hirsch E, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Zuberi SM, Alsaadi T, Jain S, French J, Specchio N, Trinka E, Wiebe S, Auvin S, Cabral-Lim L, Naidoo A, Perucca E, Moshé SL, Wirrell EC, Tinuper P
Epilepsia 2022 Jun;63(6):1443-1474. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1111/epi.17240. PMID: 35503725
Perampanel and pregnancy.
Vazquez B, Tomson T, Dobrinsky C, Schuck E, O'Brien TJ
Epilepsia 2021 Mar;62(3):698-708. doi: 10.1111/epi.16821. PMID: 33666943Free PMC Article
Sunflower syndrome: a poorly understood photosensitive epilepsy.
Geenen KR, Patel S, Thiele EA
Dev Med Child Neurol 2021 Mar;63(3):259-262. Epub 2020 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14723. PMID: 33135153
Vagus Nerve Stimulation and the Cardiovascular System.
Capilupi MJ, Kerath SM, Becker LB
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2020 Feb 3;10(2) doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a034173. PMID: 31109966Free PMC Article
Musicogenic epilepsy.
Stern J
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;129:469-77. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62630-1.00026-3. PMID: 25726285

Prognosis

Perampanel and pregnancy.
Vazquez B, Tomson T, Dobrinsky C, Schuck E, O'Brien TJ
Epilepsia 2021 Mar;62(3):698-708. doi: 10.1111/epi.16821. PMID: 33666943Free PMC Article
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and sleep.
Xu L, Guo D, Liu YY, Qiao DD, Ye JY, Xue R
Epilepsy Behav 2018 Mar;80:326-330. Epub 2018 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.11.008. PMID: 29358100
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy as a spectrum disorder: A focused review.
Baykan B, Wolf P
Seizure 2017 Jul;49:36-41. Epub 2017 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2017.05.011. PMID: 28544889
Syncope.
Moya-I-Mitjans Á, Rivas-Gándara N, Sarrias-Mercè A, Pérez-Rodón J, Roca-Luque I
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2012 Aug;65(8):755-65. Epub 2012 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.recesp.2012.03.005. PMID: 22763183
Photosensitivity and epilepsy.
Verrotti A, Trotta D, Salladini C, di Corcia G, Chiarelli F
J Child Neurol 2004 Aug;19(8):571-8. doi: 10.1177/088307380401900802. PMID: 15605465

Clinical prediction guides

Perampanel and pregnancy.
Vazquez B, Tomson T, Dobrinsky C, Schuck E, O'Brien TJ
Epilepsia 2021 Mar;62(3):698-708. doi: 10.1111/epi.16821. PMID: 33666943Free PMC Article
Clinical advances in photosensitive epilepsy.
Padmanaban V, Inati S, Ksendzovsky A, Zaghloul K
Brain Res 2019 Jan 15;1703:18-25. Epub 2018 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.07.025. PMID: 30076791
Vagus nerve stimulation inhibits cytokine production and attenuates disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis.
Koopman FA, Chavan SS, Miljko S, Grazio S, Sokolovic S, Schuurman PR, Mehta AD, Levine YA, Faltys M, Zitnik R, Tracey KJ, Tak PP
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016 Jul 19;113(29):8284-9. Epub 2016 Jul 5 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1605635113. PMID: 27382171Free PMC Article
Fixation-off sensitivity.
Brigo F, Rossini F, Stefani A, Nardone R, Tezzon F, Fiaschi A, Manganotti P, Bongiovanni LG
Clin Neurophysiol 2013 Feb;124(2):221-7. Epub 2012 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.07.017. PMID: 22925838
Musicogenic seizures.
Avanzini G
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 Nov;999:95-102. doi: 10.1196/annals.1284.008. PMID: 14681120

Recent systematic reviews

Progesterone and its derivatives for the treatment of catamenial epilepsy: A systematic review.
Nucera B, Rinaldi F, Dono F, Lanzone J, Evangelista G, Consoli S, Tappatà M, Narducci F, Troisi S, Trinka E, Brigo F
Seizure 2023 Jul;109:52-59. Epub 2023 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.05.004. PMID: 37229848
Academic attainment following pediatric epilepsy surgery: A systematic review.
Sherlock C, Madigan C, Linehan C, Keenan L, Downes M
Epilepsy Behav 2022 Sep;134:108847. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108847. PMID: 35914437
Epilepsy diagnosis based on one unprovoked seizure and ≥60% risk. A systematic review of the etiologies.
Vergara López S, Ramos-Jiménez C, Adrián de la Cruz Reyes L, Kevin Galindo Ruiz A, Armando Baigts Arriola L, Manuel Moncayo Olivares J, Gabriela Aguirre Galindo E, Fabricio Pérez Pedroza I, San-Juan D
Epilepsy Behav 2021 Dec;125:108392. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108392. PMID: 34740089
Efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in autoimmune epilepsy: A systematic review.
Cabezudo-García P, Mena-Vázquez N, Villagrán-García M, Serrano-Castro PJ
Seizure 2018 Jul;59:72-76. Epub 2018 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.05.004. PMID: 29754014
Theory of Mind in Patients with Epilepsy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Stewart E, Catroppa C, Lah S
Neuropsychol Rev 2016 Mar;26(1):3-24. Epub 2016 Jan 21 doi: 10.1007/s11065-015-9313-x. PMID: 26797753

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