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Epilepsy glossary - R
Reflex epilepsy – where a person’s seizures happen in response to a certain trigger. Reflex epilepsy includes ‘photosensitivity’, ‘reading epilepsy’ (seizures triggered by reading) and ‘startle epilepsy’ (seizures triggered by a sudden shock or loud noise).
Refractory epilepsy – epilepsy that does not respond to AEDs (the AEDs do not stop the seizures). This is also called intractable, drug-resistant or difficult to control, epilepsy.
Rescue medication – medication that is given to a person to stop status epilepticus. Rescue medication is usually either rectal diazepam or buccal midazolam. These are only given in an emergency: they are not the same as AEDs, which are taken everyday to prevent seizures. Also called emergency medication.
