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Non-epileptic paroxysmal neurological and cardiac events: the differential diagnosis of epilepsy
Chapter 17
FJ Rugg-Gunn
Syncope
Drop attacks
Convulsive movements and transient focal hypermotor episodes
Transient focal sensory attacks
Psychic experiences
Aggressive or vocal outbursts
Prolonged confusional or fugue states
Epilepsy and sleep
Chaper 18
MC Walker and SM Sisodiya
In this article:
Normal sleep physiology and the relationship to seizures
The interaction of sleep disorders and epilepsy
The importance of sleep disorders in differential diagnosis
The diagnosis and management of dissociative seizures
Chapter 19
JDC Mellers
In this article:
Definitions and terminology
Psychiatric disorders that may be mistaken for epilepsy
Factitious disorder and dissociative seizures: the concept of unconscious symptom generation
Clinical features of dissociative seizures
Investigations
Psychiatric formulation: an aetiological model of DS
Management
Treatment
Articles are taken from Epilepsy 2009: From Benchside to Bedside, A Practical Guide to Epilepsy. 12th ed (2009). Edited by: JW Sander, MC Walker and JE Smalls. Published by: International League Against Epilepsy (UK Chapter) and The National Society for Epilepsy.
ISBN 978 0 9519552 6 0
ISBN 0 9519552 4 1
There is no copyright but the source should be acknowledged.
