Importance of Video Technologies in Seizure Identification –

Epilepsy is characterized by unprovoked repetitive occurrence of seizures, which are the clinical manifestation of an abnormal cerebral discharge. Seizure semiology is widely variable, in some cases being difficult to identify and diagnose. Especially in nonconvulsive seizures, a high grade of suspicion is necessary and description of episodes by patients and witness may be bizarre and misleading. Video recording of seizures could be widely available through portable cameras and may help physicians recognize seizures. We present a case of a patient with an eight years history of non-convulsive seizures that was only diagnosed with epilepsy after self recording a seizure on his phone camera. Through this case we would like to alert the medical community for the usefulness of these widespread portable video technologies in the diagnosis of seizure disorders.