Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Epilepsy in a Psychiatric Patient. Academic Article

abstract

• Epilepsy is a chronic medical condition which is disabling to both patients and caregivers. The differential diagnosis of epilepsy includes psychogenic nonepileptic spells or "pseudoseizures." Epilepsy is due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain, and pseudoseizure is a form of conversion disorder. The brain waves remain normal in pseudoseizures. The problem arises when a patient with significant psychiatric history presents with seizures. Pseudoseizures become high on the differential diagnosis without extensive work up. This is a case of woman with significant psychiatric issues which resulted in a delay in the diagnosis of epilepsy.

authors

• Kirmani, MD, FAAN, FAES, Batool

published proceedings

• Case Rep Neurol Med

altmetric score

• 0.25

author list (cited authors)

• Kirmani, B. F.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Kirmani, Batool F

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• Hindawi  Publisher

published in

• Case Reports in Neurological Medicine  Journal

keywords

• 2 Aetiology
• 2.1 Biological And Endogenous Factors
• 32 Biomedical And Clinical Sciences
• 3209 Neurosciences
• 4 Detection, Screening And Diagnosis
• 4.1 Discovery And Preclinical Testing Of Markers And Technologies
• Brain Disorders
• Clinical Research
• Epilepsy
• Mental Health
• Neurodegenerative
• Neurological
• Neurosciences

PubMed Central ID

• 23585974

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1155/2013/159842

start page

• 159842

end page

• 2

volume

• 2013

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/159842