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Misdiagnosis of seizures: insulinoma presenting as adult-onset seizure disorder.
Once diagnosed with a refractory seizure disorder, patients often receive aggressive and escalating pharmacotherapy. However, a significant proportion of patients referred to neurologists do not have epilepsy. Toxic and metabolic causes of seizures should always be considered as they are potentially curable, and may be fatal if untreated. The following case report highlights the need for carefu...
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Seizure semiology has been the foundation of clinical diagnosis of seizure disorders. This article discusses the value and the limitations of behavioral features of seizure episodes in localizing seizure onset. Studies have shown that some semiologic features of seizures are highly accurate in the hemispheric lateralization and lobar localization of seizures. There is good agreement between bli...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2279-0861,2279-0853
DOI: 10.9790/0853-1604054650