Video-EEG in syncopal attack due to ocular compression in an adolescent mistreated for epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-178

  Gelisse, Philippe ^a,c   Serafini, Anna ^a   Davy, Jean Marc ^a   Balbe, Marc ^b   Coubes, Philippe ^a   Crespel, Arielle ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Hospital Arnaud de Villeneuve ^*

^c GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; ECG; EEG; Epilepsy; Epilepsy misdiagnosis; Eye compression; Seizure; Syncope

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EYELID CLOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SYNCOPE; VALPROIC ACID; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 34347351023     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2007.0101     Document Type: Article

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