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Epileptic Seizures During Card Games and Draughts

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Summary: This paper presents a case of epileptic seizures occurring during card games and draughts. The patient was a 26‐year‐old man who complained of “arrests of thought” while playing cards or draughts or solving mathematical problems. The attacks, which were very rare in other situations, had begun at the age of 14. Between the ages of 14 and 21 he had had occasional tonic‐clonic seizures. Protracted EEG recording showed bursts of 3 Hz spike‐wave discharges during the day. Such discharges were much more frequent when the patient was playing cards or draughts and only these circumstances were subjectively experienced as lapses of consciousness. Various explanations can be advanced for this case.RÉSUMÉLes auteurs rapportent un cas de crises épileptiques survenant à l'occasion de parties de cartes ou de dames. II s'agit d'un homme de 26 ans qui se plaignait d'“arrêt de la pensée” Jorsqu'il jouait aux cartes ou aux dames ou essayait de résoudre un problème mathematique. Les crises, qui étaient rares en d'autres circonstances, avaient débutéà l'âge de 14 ans. Entre l'âge de 14 et de 21 ans, il avait présenté quelques rares crises tonico‐cloniques. l'EEG montrait des bouffées de pointes‐ondes à 3 c/s pendant la journée. Toutefois, ces décharges étaient beaucoup plus fréquentes lorsque le sujet jouait aux cartes ou aux dames et c'est dans ces conditions seulement qu'elles pouvaient s'accompagner de perte de connaissance. Diverse explications peuvent être avancées con‐cernant ce cas particulier.RESUMENSe relata un caso de crisis epilépticas durante la práctica de juegos de cartas y de damas. El paciente, un hombre de 26 años de edad, se quejó de “parada del pensamiento” mientras jugaba a las cartas, a las damas o resolvia problemas matemáticos. Los episodios, que eran excepcionales en otras circunstancias, habían comenzado a la edad de 14 años y entre los 14 y los 21 años había presentado, de manera ocasional, crisis tónico‐clonicas. Registros electroencefalográficos prolongados mostraron paroxismos de punta‐onda de 3 Hz. durante el día. Estas descargas eran mucho más frecuentes cuando el enfermo jugaba a las cartas o a las damas y sólo entonces se acompanaban de una sensa‐ción de lapso de conciencia. Se pueden adelantar va‐rias explicaciones de este caso.
Title: Epileptic Seizures During Card Games and Draughts
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Summary: This paper presents a case of epileptic seizures occurring during card games and draughts.
The patient was a 26‐year‐old man who complained of “arrests of thought” while playing cards or draughts or solving mathematical problems.
The attacks, which were very rare in other situations, had begun at the age of 14.
Between the ages of 14 and 21 he had had occasional tonic‐clonic seizures.
Protracted EEG recording showed bursts of 3 Hz spike‐wave discharges during the day.
Such discharges were much more frequent when the patient was playing cards or draughts and only these circumstances were subjectively experienced as lapses of consciousness.
Various explanations can be advanced for this case.
RÉSUMÉLes auteurs rapportent un cas de crises épileptiques survenant à l'occasion de parties de cartes ou de dames.
II s'agit d'un homme de 26 ans qui se plaignait d'“arrêt de la pensée” Jorsqu'il jouait aux cartes ou aux dames ou essayait de résoudre un problème mathematique.
Les crises, qui étaient rares en d'autres circonstances, avaient débutéà l'âge de 14 ans.
Entre l'âge de 14 et de 21 ans, il avait présenté quelques rares crises tonico‐cloniques.
l'EEG montrait des bouffées de pointes‐ondes à 3 c/s pendant la journée.
Toutefois, ces décharges étaient beaucoup plus fréquentes lorsque le sujet jouait aux cartes ou aux dames et c'est dans ces conditions seulement qu'elles pouvaient s'accompagner de perte de connaissance.
Diverse explications peuvent être avancées con‐cernant ce cas particulier.
RESUMENSe relata un caso de crisis epilépticas durante la práctica de juegos de cartas y de damas.
El paciente, un hombre de 26 años de edad, se quejó de “parada del pensamiento” mientras jugaba a las cartas, a las damas o resolvia problemas matemáticos.
Los episodios, que eran excepcionales en otras circunstancias, habían comenzado a la edad de 14 años y entre los 14 y los 21 años había presentado, de manera ocasional, crisis tónico‐clonicas.
Registros electroencefalográficos prolongados mostraron paroxismos de punta‐onda de 3 Hz.
durante el día.
Estas descargas eran mucho más frecuentes cuando el enfermo jugaba a las cartas o a las damas y sólo entonces se acompanaban de una sensa‐ción de lapso de conciencia.
Se pueden adelantar va‐rias explicaciones de este caso.

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