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PNES episodes can be difficult to distinguish from epileptic seizures without the use of long-term video EEG monitoring.Some characteristics which may distinguish PNES from epileptic seizures include gradual onset, out-of-phase limb movement (in which left and right extremities jerk asynchronously or in opposite directions, as opposed to rhythmically and simultaneously as in epileptic seizures ...
Non-epileptic seizures (NES), also known as pseudoseizures, non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), functional seizures, or dissociative seizures, are paroxysmal events that appear similar to an epileptic seizure, but do not involve abnormal, rhythmic discharges of neurons in the brain. [1]
Seizures in TEA patients commonly occur upon waking suggesting a link between TEA and sleep. It is possible that abnormal electrical activity during sleep disrupts the process of memory consolidation which normally occurs when we sleep. On-going subclinical seizure activity has implications for theories of memory consolidation, discussed below.
Ohtahara syndrome (OS), also known as Early Infantile Developmental & Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIDEE) [2] is a progressive epileptic encephalopathy.The syndrome is outwardly characterized by tonic spasms and partial seizures within the first few months of life, [3] and receives its more elaborate name from the pattern of burst activity on an electroencephalogram (EEG).
Congenital ophthalmic abnormalities; Childhood onset hyperkinetic movement disorder; Stereotypical motor behaviour; Moderate to profound developmental delay or intellectual disability; Sleep disturbance; Episodic agitation; Epileptic seizures are not a feature of this disorder (despite abnormal EEG) and head circumference is typically normal.
Juvenile-onset DRPLA presents with ataxia and symptoms consistent with progressive myoclonus epilepsy [2] (myoclonus, multiple seizure types and dementia). Other symptoms that have been described include cervical dystonia , [ 3 ] corneal endothelial degeneration [ 4 ] autism , and surgery-resistant obstructive sleep apnea .
Focal motor seizures or epilepsia partialis continua are particularly common, and may be very difficult to control with drugs. [citation needed] In the chronic or residual stage, the inflammation is no longer active, but the affected individual is left with some or all of the symptoms because of the damage that the inflammation has caused. In ...
An epilepsy syndrome is defined as "a characteristic cluster of clinical and Electroencephalography (EEG) features, often supported by specific etiological findings (structural, genetic, metabolic, immune, and infectious)." [1] Syndromes are characterized by seizure types and specific findings on EEGs. Epilepsy syndromes often begin, and may ...