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Video-EEG telemetry: apparent manifestation of both epileptic and non-epileptic attacks causing potential diagnostic pitfalls Volume 1, numéro 2, Juin 1999

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  • Video-EEG telemetry: apparent manifestation of both emileptic and non-epileptic arracks causing potential diagnostic pitfalls

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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
  • Page(s) : 101-6
  • Année de parution : 1999

The erroneous prescribing of long-term antiepileptic medication to patients with NES is well known and often leads to unnecessary side-effects. Operating on patients with NES who masquerade as epilepsy surgery candidates may give rise to even more difficulties. The differentiation of NES from ES is not always straightforward, but is greatly facilitated by video-EEG monitoring [1-7]. The importance of subjecting all potential candidates [...]