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| Title |
Tooth-brushing epilepsy with ictal orgasms
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| Published in |
Seizure, April 2004
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| DOI | 10.1016/s1059-1311(03)00109-2 |
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| Authors |
YAO-CHUNG CHUANG, TSU-KUNG LIN, CHUN-CHUNG LUI, SHANG-DER CHEN, CHEN-SHENG CHANG |
| Abstract |
We report a 41-year-old woman with complex reflex epilepsy in which seizures were induced exclusively by the act of tooth brushing. All the attacks occurred with a specific sensation of sexual arousal and orgasm-like euphoria that were followed by a period of impairment of consciousness. Ictal EEG demonstrated two events of epileptic seizure that were provoked after tooth brushing for 38 and 14 seconds, respectively. The interictal EEG showed epileptiform discharges over the right anterior temporal region and interictal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan showed relative hypoperfusion in the uncus of right temporal lobe. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed right hippocampal atrophy. We suggest that tooth-brushing epilepsy, especially with sexual ictal manifestations, may provide insight into the cerebral pathophysiology at the right temporolimbic structure. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 14% |
| Germany | 1 | 7% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 7% |
| Colombia | 1 | 7% |
| Ireland | 1 | 7% |
| Austria | 1 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 5 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 71% |
| Scientists | 3 | 21% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 38 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 32% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 26% |
| Unknown | 2 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 32% |
| Psychology | 9 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 18% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 8% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 83. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 January 2024.
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