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- 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