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Nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders in childhood

Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2006;49(4):364-367.
Published online April 15, 2006.
Nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders in childhood
Eun Sook Suh
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea
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순천향대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
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Eun Sook Suh, Email: essuh@hosp.sch.ac.kr
Abstract
Epilepsy is the most common paroxysmal disorders seen in the childhood. But other nonepileptic paroxysmal events are confused with epileptic seizures or have unusual clinical features. Nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders tend to recur episodically. So differential diagnosis between epileptic and nonepileptic disorders in fundamental not only to allow correct management of patients and but also avoid of unnecessary antiepileptic medications. To accurate diagnosis of nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders, the patients' age and accurate description of the events are need.
Key Words: Nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders


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