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Expanding spectrum of paroxysmal events in children: potential mimickers of epilepsy.

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Obeid, M; Mikati, MA
Published in: Pediatr Neurol
November 2007

Paroxysmal events in children can mimic epileptic seizures, and many of them have only been recently described, or are only now being increasingly recognized. An awareness of the different mimickers of epilepsy and the art of history-taking will help pediatricians and neurologists differentiate epileptic from nonepileptic events. Nonepileptic paroxysms can present with drop attacks, limb or eye jerks, and abnormal postures. This review describes the different mimickers of epilepsy and focuses on their circumstances, precipitators, prodromes, pathophysiology, and other manifestations that help distinguish them from epilepsy.

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Pediatr Neurol

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0887-8994

Publication Date

November 2007

Volume

37

Issue

5

Start / End Page

309 / 316

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Pediatrics
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Epilepsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1109 Neurosciences
 

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Obeid, M., & Mikati, M. A. (2007). Expanding spectrum of paroxysmal events in children: potential mimickers of epilepsy. Pediatr Neurol, 37(5), 309–316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.08.002
Obeid, Makram, and Mohamad A. Mikati. “Expanding spectrum of paroxysmal events in children: potential mimickers of epilepsy.Pediatr Neurol 37, no. 5 (November 2007): 309–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.08.002.
Obeid M, Mikati MA. Expanding spectrum of paroxysmal events in children: potential mimickers of epilepsy. Pediatr Neurol. 2007 Nov;37(5):309–16.
Obeid, Makram, and Mohamad A. Mikati. “Expanding spectrum of paroxysmal events in children: potential mimickers of epilepsy.Pediatr Neurol, vol. 37, no. 5, Nov. 2007, pp. 309–16. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.08.002.
Obeid M, Mikati MA. Expanding spectrum of paroxysmal events in children: potential mimickers of epilepsy. Pediatr Neurol. 2007 Nov;37(5):309–316.
Journal cover image

Published In

Pediatr Neurol

DOI

ISSN

0887-8994

Publication Date

November 2007

Volume

37

Issue

5

Start / End Page

309 / 316

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Pediatrics
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Epilepsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • 3213 Paediatrics
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
  • 1109 Neurosciences