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A Case of Movement Epilepsy with Agoraphobia Treated Successfully by Flooding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Robin Pinto
Robin Pinto*
Affiliation:
Professorial Unit, The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
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Seizures induced by movement were first described by Gowers (1901), who considered them a variant of epilepsy. Several reports have appeared since then of attacks of choreo-athetoid movements precipitated by sudden movement (Lishman et al., 1962; Whitty et al., 1964; Stevens, 1966; Kertesz, 1967). The case described here is one of Lishman's et al's original group (Case No. 5); along with the movement-induced seizures he had developed over the years an increasing agoraphobia which had grossly restricted his activities. This paper reports on the successful treatment of this agoraphobia by ‘flooding’ and the associated amelioration of his movement-induced seizures.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 121 , Issue 562 , September 1972 , pp. 287 - 288
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1972 

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