Epileptic Disorders
MENUHow to distinguish seizures from non-epileptic manifestations Volume 22, issue 6, December 2020
Authors
1 Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
2 Department of Neurology 1, Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
3 Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
4 Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
5 Child Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS, G. Gaslini Institute
6 Department of Neuroscience (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy
* Correspondence: Tim J. von Oertzen
Department of Neurology 1,
Kepler University Hospital,
Wagner-Jauregg-Weg 15,
4020 Linz, Austria
- Key words: epileptic seizures, non-epileptic seizures, signs and symptoms, syncope, migraine
- DOI : 10.1684/epd.2020.1234
- Page(s) : 716-38
- Published in: 2020
Learning objectives and competencies: 1.3 Identify and describe seizure semiology using standardized ILAE terminology and classification systems 1.3.1 Learn and recognize the seizure semiology and distinguish it from other non-epileptic manifestations: •Recognize characteristics typical of epileptic seizures (L1) •Recognize features typical of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) (L1) •Recognize characteristics of other paroxysmal events in adults (L1) •Recognize [...]
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