Diagnosis of seizure disorders.

Autor: Purves SJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien [Can Fam Physician] 1990 Feb; Vol. 36, pp. 305-9.
Abstrakt: The author addresses the diagnosis of seizure disorders by discussing clinical features of the different types of seizures, including generalized tonic-clonic, absence, myoclonic, partial complex seizures, and non-epileptic or "pseudoseizures." She also discusses the use of appropriate laboratory tests, electroencephalography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomographic scanning. The rationale of and approach to treatment of these conditions with some of the common anticonvulsant drugs (phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid, phenobarbital, and primidone) is provided.
Databáze: MEDLINE