Diagnostic Inaccuracies in Children with “First Seizure”

Abstract

A prospective cohort study of 127 children aged 1 month through 17 years seen in the First Seizure clinic at the Alberta Children's Hospital between Jan 1, 2004 and August 30, 2005 determined the range of diagnoses and the prevalence of previous unrecognized seizures.

Keywords

• diagnostic inaccuracies
• neurologic examination
• first seizures