Title: Faints, fits and funny turns.
Authors: Shah, Dr Murwareed
Abstract: The article presents a case study of a 79-year-old man whose recurrent episodes of limb weakness, slurred speech, and drowsiness initially led to misdiagnoses of vasovagal syncope and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) before a final diagnosis of focal atonic seizures. Topics include the diagnostic challenges of differentiating syncope, TIAs, and seizures; the role of detailed history-taking and eyewitness accounts; and the importance of targeted investigations such as EEG.
Subjects: VAGUS nerve diseases; NEUROLOGIC examination; DOPPLER ultrasonography; SYNCOPE; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SEIZURES (Medicine); ACCIDENTAL falls; ANTICONVULSANTS; SYMPTOMS
Publication: InnovAiT, 2025, Vol 18, Issue 1, p58
ISSN: 1755-7380
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1177/17557380241237467

Faints, fits and funny turns.

Shah, Dr Murwareed