TY - JOUR
T1 - Misdiagnosis of Complex Absence Seizures
AU - So, Elson L.
AU - King, Don W.
AU - Murvin, Alice J.
PY - 1984/6
Y1 - 1984/6
N2 - Video-EEG monitoring disclosed absence seizures in five patients who were treated for partial seizures. Analysis of the historical and video data showed the presence of several potentially misleading ictal manifestations as follows: unidirectional head and/or eye turning, symmetric clonic activity, urinary incontinence, loss of balance causing injuries, focal clonic activity, and de novo automatisms. Without EEG correlation, complex absence seizures may be difficult to differentiate from other types of seizures. When correctly diagnosed, appropriate therapy may improve seizure control.
AB - Video-EEG monitoring disclosed absence seizures in five patients who were treated for partial seizures. Analysis of the historical and video data showed the presence of several potentially misleading ictal manifestations as follows: unidirectional head and/or eye turning, symmetric clonic activity, urinary incontinence, loss of balance causing injuries, focal clonic activity, and de novo automatisms. Without EEG correlation, complex absence seizures may be difficult to differentiate from other types of seizures. When correctly diagnosed, appropriate therapy may improve seizure control.
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U2 - 10.1001/archneur.1984.04210080048012
DO - 10.1001/archneur.1984.04210080048012
M3 - Article
C2 - 6426444
AN - SCOPUS:0021227889
SN - 0003-9942
VL - 41
SP - 640
EP - 641
JO - Archives of Neurology
JF - Archives of Neurology
IS - 6
ER -