Seizures: neurological differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Seizures: neurological differential diagnosis. Transient ischaemic attack (TIA), Migraine. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Transient neurological events
- Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
- Migraine
- Transient global amnesia (TGA)
- Non-epileptic myoclonus
Sleep disorders
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Hyperkinetic disorders
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Other differentials
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References
- Karakis I, Cole AJ, Hoch DB, Sharma N. Extrapyramidal epilepsy. Epileptic Disord 2011; 13:181-184.
- Seneviratne U. Management of the first seizure: an evidence based approach. Postgrad Med J 2009; 85:667-673.
- Crompton DE, Berkovic SF. The borderland of epilepsy: clinical and molecular features of phenomena that mimic epileptic seizures. Lancet Neurol 2009; 8:370-381.
- Ojha K, Gianakon JC, Ilyas M. Teaching Video NeuroImage: Abnormal movements due to brainstem release phenomenon. Neurology 2021; 97:e865-e866.
