Sleep disorders versus epilepsy: use of video EEG as a diagnostic tool.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-87636
ABSTRACT
Sleep disorders, especially parasomnias, are easily confused with the nocturnal epilepsies. Two cases are presented to show how misdiagnosis can occur, and video electroencephalogram can be used to resolve the issue so as to prescribe the specific treatment, avoid wrong treatment and unnecessary suffering.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Sleep Wake Disorders
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Humans
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Male
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Electroencephalography
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Epilepsy
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Medication Errors
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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