(Ebook) Imitators of Epilepsy by Peter W Kaplan; Robert S Fisher ISBN 9781934559192, 1934559199

(Ebook) Imitators of Epilepsy by Peter W Kaplan; Robert S Fisher ISBN 9781934559192, 1934559199

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. Content: Title Page; Dedication; Title Of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction Approach To The Diagnosis Of Possible Seizures; 1. Electroencephalography In The Diagnosis Of Nonepileptic And Epileptic Conditions; 2. Anatomical-Clinical Localization Of Ictal Behavior; 3. Curious Epileptic Seizures That Don't Resemble Seizures; 4. Convulsive Nonepileptic Seizures; 5. The Role Of Serum Prolactin In Seizure Diagnosis; 6. Nonepileptic Spells In Neonates And Infants; 7. Nonepileptic Seizures And Similar Phenomena In Children And Adolescents. Abstract: 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