Sandifer syndrome misdiagnosed as refractory partial seizures in an adult

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-50

  Somjit, Sriudomkajorn ^a,b   Lee, Yong ^a   Berkovic, Samuel F ^a,b   Harvey, A Simon ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Oesophagitis; Partial seizure; Sandifer syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSTONIA; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SANDIFER SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SYNDROME; VIDEO RECORDING; VOMITING;

EID: 1942472045     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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