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Focal, generalised epilepsy or both?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A 29-year-old woman presented with a witnessed convulsion, with semiology consistent with a focal-to-bilateral tonic-clonic seizure. Routine EEG supported a syndromic diagnosis of idiopathic generalised epilepsy with photosensitivity. We discuss the clinical utility of seizure semiology, highlighting the caveat that over-reliance or sole reliance on the ictal semiology may result in an erroneous diagnosis of focal epilepsy in someone with a generalised epilepsy.

Source: Practical Neurology

DOI: 10.1136/pn-2024-004290

Authors: Aidan Neligan, Umesh Vivekananda, Josemir W Sander

Institutions: Homerton University Hospital, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland

Language: English

Topic: Epilepsy research and treatment

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4404059978