Tilt table test in the differential diagnosis of refractory "epilepsy".

نویسندگان

  • Renata Rodrigues Teixeira de Castro
  • Antonio Claudio Lucas da Nóbrega
چکیده

Epilepsy is one of the most frequent causes of neurological disorders in young adults. We report the case of a patient who lived with the diagnosis of refractory epilepsy for twelve years, when actually the cause of the symptoms could be found with the performance of a tilt table test. Cardiologists should be aware of the possible diagnosis of neurocardiogenic syncope in patients previously diagnosed with epilepsy, especially in those with difficult therapeutic control.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia

دوره 87 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006