Overview: Psychiatric Disturbances Michael R. Trimble Introduction This section is dedicated to the many thousands, probably millions, of people who still receive an erroneous diagnosis of epilepsy, even several years…
Nonepileptic Neurologic Paroxysmal Disorders and Episodic Symptoms in Infants Natalio Fejerman Introduction Misdiagnosis of epileptic seizures in young children is frequent and generally due to considering various paroxysmal or episodic…
Sensory Disorders Carl W. Bazil Introduction Because partial seizures can begin anywhere in the cerebral cortex, their manifestations are diverse, and because large portions of the cortex are devoted to…
Movement Disorders Stanley Fahn Steven J. Frucht Introduction As early as the late nineteenth century, neurologists noted overlap between certain movement disorders and epilepsy. This is perhaps most apparent in…
Myoclonus and Myoclonic Syndromes Mark Hallett Hiroshi Shibasaki Introduction The history of myoclonus has been described by Marsden et al.25 and Hallett.17 Friedreich first defined myoclonus as a discrete entity…
Sleep Disorders Mark W. Mahowald Carlos H. Schenck Introduction Since sleep and epilepsy are common bedfellows, it stands to reason that sleep disorders may mimic, cause, or even be triggered…
Cerebrovascular Disorders Clinton B. Wright Joan T. Moroney Ralph L. Sacco Introduction The relationship between cerebrovascular disease and epilepsy has long been appreciated since Hughlings Jackson first reported partial seizures…
Systemic Nonepileptic Paroxysmal Disorders From Neonatal to Childhood Periods Mark S. Scher Federico Vigevano Introduction Paroxysmal phenomena during neonatal and childhood periods cause intermittent or recurrent motor or behavioral signs…
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Resembling Seizures Peter W. Kaplan Shehzad Basaria Introduction Patients frequently consult a physician because of alarming “spells.” These may consist of symptoms such as sudden malaise,…
