background: serum prolactin level has been used as an alternative determinant to help differentiate epileptic from non-epileptic seizures. we aimed to analyze the association between serum prolactin concentration and epileptic seizure versus febrile seizure as well as seizure duration, single versus multiple seizure attacks and time lapse between seizure onset and blood sampling.   methods: sev...

PURPOSE (1) To evaluate autonomic nervous system (ANS) functions during both interictal and postictal periods in a group of cases with nonepileptic psychogenic seizures (NEPS) and a group of epileptic patients to determine whether they have autonomic dysfunction. (2) If a significant difference can be established between epileptic and NEPS groups, to determine whether ANS tests can be used as a...

Heart rate changes are common in epileptic and non-epileptic seizures. Previous studies have not adequately assessed the contribution of motor activity on these changes nor have evaluated them during prolonged monitoring. We retrospectively evaluated 143 seizures and auras from 76 patients admitted for video EEG monitoring. The events were classified according to the degree of ictal motor activ...

The most important diagnostic problem in epileptology is to distinguish epileptic seizures from syncope and from psychogenic attacks. A less common problem is the need to distinguish epilepsy from other paroxysmal disorders with which it may overlap. Improved understanding of ion channel disorders has blurred the definition of epilepsy. The diagnosis of episodic altered consciousness rests larg...