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Reduction in seizure burden in a child with a A350V IQSEC2 mutation using heat therapy with a Jacuzzi

Authors :
Mitchell Schertz
Andrew P. Levy
Nina S. Levy
Jacob Genizi
Eli Heyman
Source :
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 9, Pp n/a-n/a (2021), Clinical Case Reports
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wiley, 2021.

Abstract

A child with a A350V IQSEC2 missense mutation resulting in drugā€resistant epilepsy stops having seizures when he has a fever. We demonstrate that raising the body temperature of the child using a commercial Jacuzzi dramatically reduces his seizures and appears to improve his social behavioral interactions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20500904
Volume :
9
Issue :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....19b2a7b711370314569138632600d60b