Mah-Jong-induced epilepsy: a special reflex epilepsy in Chinese society
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Mah-Jong-induced epilepsy: a special reflex epilepsy in Chinese society
We present five patients of epilepsy in which seizures were triggered by playing or watching the traditional Chinese gambling game "Mah-Jong." One patient also experienced seizures while playing a computer version of the Mah-Jong game. This condition appeared to have a predominance of males (80%) and middle-aged onset (39.4 years). Four patients had generalized tonic-clonic seizures and one pat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2004.02.004