Orgasm-induced epilepsy
ORPHA:166421· ICD-10 G40.5
Definition
Orgasm-induced seizures is a rare neurologic disease characterized by complex partial seizures with or without secondary generalization, or idiopathic primarily generalized epilepsy, triggered by sexual orgasm. Seizures usually start immediately, shortly after or a few hours after the achievement of orgasm, last a few seconds or minutes, and are followed, in very rare cases, by intense migraine.
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Adult