Unrecognized Tetany in an Elderly Subject Presenting as Epilepsy
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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Masquerading as Tetany.
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects about 1% of the general population. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) is the one of the most common type of epilepsy [1].There are various signs and symptoms that can help physicians diagnose TLE. The most obvious sign is of course a seizure; however, there are several more subtle signs like memory loss, visual illusions and hallucinations, mig...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1962
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591576205500915