An approach to the differential diagnosis of the epileptic crisis.

Abstract

There are many kinds of epileptic crisis, for they are the most frequent cerebral crisis, but there are other events known as not epileptic paroxysmal events that may lead to confusion and that, sometimes, are very hard to distinguish from the first ones; to do it one should first detail at the clinic, and the best diagnostic means is the video-electroencephalogram. The frequency rate of these events and also of epilepsy, the approach by several medical specialties, and the complexity of the diagnostic means and the anti-epileptic treatment give this topic a great practical significance suggesting its opportune consultation.

Keywords

• epilepsia