Eating reflex epilepsy

Orpha code: 166418OMIM code:

Definition

A rare reflex epilepsy characterized by in most cases complex partial seizures triggered by different components of eating, such as the sight of food, proprioceptive, olfactory or gustatory sensations, chewing, salivation, and gastric distension after food intake. The seizures may be idiopathic or associated with symptomatic localization-related epilepsies.

Disease data
Classification

Disease

Synonyms
Eating epilepsy
Eating seizures
ORPHA code
166418
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
G40.5
ICD11 code
8A61.40

No additional description.

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