hot water reflex epilepsy
MONDO:0013229Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hot water reflex epilepsy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Hot water reflex epilepsy is a rare neurologic disease characterized by the onset of generalized or focal seizures following immersion of the head in hot water, or with hot water being poured over the head. Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures have been reported in rare cases.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0013229), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- SLC1A1HGNC:10939
- Supportive · Orphanet · Autosomal dominant · 2021
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: hot water reflex epilepsy
- Also called
- epilepsy, hot waterhot water epilepsy