reflex epilepsy
MONDO:0017768Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names reflex epilepsy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Reflex epilepsy refers to epilepsies where recurrent seizures are provoked by a clearly defined extrinsic (most commonly) or intrinsic triggering stimuli such as flashing lights (photosensitive epilepsy), startling noises (startle epilepsy), urinating (micturition induced seizures), exposure to hot-water (hot water epilepsy), eating, reading, and thinking, while being associated with an enduring abnormal predisposition to have such seizures (thereby meeting the conceptual definition of epilepsy).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0017768), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of