Other conditions with symptoms similar to epilepsy
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Other conditions with symptoms similar to epilepsy
Other conditions that may cause symptoms similar to seizures caused by epilepsy include:1
- Fainting and loss of consciousness (syncope).
- Psychogenic seizures (pseudoseizures). These may occur in people with or without epilepsy.
- Migraine headaches.
- Fever seizures (febrile convulsions).
- Muscle twitches or tics.
- Sleep disorders.
- Breath-holding spells.
- Ménière's disease.
- Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).
References
Citations
Blume WT (2003). Diagnosis and management of epilepsy. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 168(4): 441–448.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Theresa O'Young, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacist |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology |
| Last Updated | October 29, 2007 |
| Last updated: | October 29, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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