Imitators of epilepsy /:

Many patients referred for an epilepsy evaluation actually suffer from one of many conditions that can imitate it. Imitators of epilepsy are a diverse group that involve consideration of many areas of internal medicine, neurology, and psychiatry. The most important imitators of epileptic seizures ar...

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Other Authors: Kaplan, Peter W., 1951- (Editor), Fisher, Robert S. (Robert Scott), 1949- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Demos Medical Pub., ©2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:NCBI bookshelf.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Many patients referred for an epilepsy evaluation actually suffer from one of many conditions that can imitate it. Imitators of epilepsy are a diverse group that involve consideration of many areas of internal medicine, neurology, and psychiatry. The most important imitators of epileptic seizures are dizziness, vertigo, syncope, complicated migraine; and somewhat less frequently sleep disorders, transient cerebral ischemia, paroxysmal movement disorders, endocrine or metabolic dysfunction, delirium, psychiatric conditions or transient global amnesia. Clearly under-recognized are hyperventilation episodes, panic attacks, and other psychogenic and psychiatric paroxysmal disorders that may simulate epileptic seizures. This volume provides a comprehensive review of the differential diagnosis of seizures: how do the imitators of epilepsy present clinically, what are their particular distinguishing historical features, and what tests are helpful with diagnosis?
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 296 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1417577274
9781417577279
1888799838
9781888799835
9781934559192
1934559199
1281974714
9781281974716
9786611974718
6611974717

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