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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960149303321

Titolo

Imitators of epilepsy / / edited by Peter W. Kaplan, Robert S. Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Demos, c2005

ISBN

1-281-97471-4

9786611974718

1-934559-19-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaplanPeter W. <1951->

FisherRobert S <1949-> (Robert Scott)

Disciplina

616.8/53075

Soggetti

Epilepsy - Diagnosis

Diagnosis, Differential

Neurologic manifestations of general diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Approach to the diagnosis of possible seizure / Robert T. Wechsler and Robert S. Fisher -- Electroencephalography in the diagnosis of nonepileptic and epileptic conditions / Warren T. Blume -- Anatomical-clinical localization of ictal behavior / Barbara C. Jobst and Peter D. Williamson -- Curious epileptic seizures that don't resemble seizures / Monisha Goyal, Paul Zarkowski, and Barbara E. Swartz -- Convulsive nonepileptic seizures / Don W. King -- The role of serum prolactin in seizure diagnosis / Paul B. Pritchard III -- Nonepileptic spells in neonates and infants / Linda Laux and Douglas R. Nordli, Jr. -- Nonepileptic seizures and similar phenomena in children and adolescents / John B.P. Stephenson and Sameer Zuberi --

Paroxysmal disturbances resembling seizures in the elderly / A. James Rowan -- Migraine and epilepsy / Audrey L. Halpern and Stephen D. Silberstein -- Strange tastes, smells, sounds, visions and feelings: nonepileptic events that mimic simple partial seizures / Ross FineSmith, Eric B. Geller, and Orrin Devinsky -- Dizziness or vestibular problems resembling seizures / Martin Gizzi and Sidney P. Diamond -- Movement disorders that imitate epilepsy / Ann Helms and Lisa Shulman -- Hyperekplexia and other disorders of startle: differential



diagnosis with epilepsy / Frederick Andermann and Eva Andermann -- Encephalopathy as a mimic of seizures / Michael Benatar and Frank W. Drislane --

Neuroendocrine, metabolic, and toxic imitators of epilepsy / Robin L. Gilmore -- Parasomnias, sleep disorders, and narcolepsy--sleep-time imitators of epilepsy / Carl W. Bazil -- Cerebrovascular imitators of epilepsy / Louis R. Caplan -- Hyperventilation syndrome / Randolph W. Evans -- Psychiatric aspects of nonepileptic seizures: psychogenic NES / John R. Gates -- Coexisting epilepsy and nonepileptic seizures / Allan Krumholz and Tricia Ting -- Panic attacks and panic disorders: the great imitators / Meghan M. Grady and Stephen Stahl.

Sommario/riassunto

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 hyperventilati