--looked at 34 studies
--tried to tease out what signs distinguish epileptic vs. non-epileptic seizure
WHAT DID THEY FIND?
--signs that favor psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (specificity)
- fluctuating course (96%)
- asynchronous movements (93-96%)
- pelvic thrusting (96-100%)
- side-to-side head/body movement (96-100%)
- closed eyes (74-100%)
- ictal crying (100%)
- memory recall (96%)
--signs that favor epileptic seizures (specificity)
- occurance from sleep (100%)
- post-ictal confusion (88%)
- stertorous (snoring) breathing (100%)
--the sensitivities for all of these signs were horrible, so can't use them to rule anything out
--sometimes excluded frontal lobe partial seizures
--insufficient evidence: gradual onset, flailing/thrasing, opisthotonus, tongue biting, urinary incontinence
Reference(s): review article, picture
My son is diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 8 years old. During this time, he has only a few hours of sleep over a three-day period. Doctor prescribe him generic lamictal, usually fine for the most part.
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