If it's not epilepsy...
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The most important diagnostic problem in epileptology is to distinguish epileptic seizures from syncope and from psychogenic attacks. A less common problem is the need to distinguish epilepsy from other paroxysmal disorders with which it may overlap. Improved understanding of ion channel disorders has blurred the definition of epilepsy. The diagnosis of episodic altered consciousness rests largely with the clinical history, notwithstanding the remarkable advances in the technology of imaging and neurophysiology. Common reasons for misdiagnosis are:
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 70 Suppl 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001