Stereo-EEG exploration in a case of eating epilepsy with cutlery-induced seizures

A rare type of reflex seizures/epilepsy is eating seizures/epilepsy (ES/EE) with an estimated prevalence of 0.1-0.05% amongst epilepsies[1]. Eating seizures may be triggered by mastication, by the thought/sight/smell of food, by the presence of food in the mouth without chewing, by swallowing, by certain types of food, and by the texture, temperature, or food-related sounds. We present a case investigated with SEEG where eating only with cutlery use was the seizure trigger.

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