The usefulness of the head-up tilt test in patients with suspected epilepsy
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The usefulness of the head-up tilt test in patients with suspected epilepsy
PURPOSE It is estimated that approximately 20-30% of patients diagnosed with epilepsy have been misdiagnosed, and neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS) might frequently be the real cause of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) episodes. We assessed the role of the head-up tilt test (HUTT) in patients previously diagnosed with refractory epilepsy to evaluate the ability of this test to correctly diag...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.02.004