Seizures: post-ictal presentations
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Seizures: post-ictal presentations. The post-ictal period lasts minutes to days after a seizure. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Post-ictal period
- The post-ictal period lasts minutes to days after a seizure
- The duration depends on age, type of seizures, and brain disorder
Cognitive features
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Autonomic features
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Cardiorespiratory features
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Sensorimotor features
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Headache
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Interictal dysphoric disorder
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Other psychiatric post-ictal features
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Other post-ictal features
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Arrhythmias
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References
- Pottkämper JCM, Hofmeijer J, van Waarde JA, van Putten MJAM. The postictal state-what do we know? Epilepsia 2020; 61:1045-1061.
- Biton V, Gates JR, dePadua Sussman L. Prolonged postictal encephalopathy. Neurology 1990; 40:963-966.
- Olaciregui Dague K, Dafotakis M, Schulz JB, Surges R. Gaze palsy as a manifestation of Todd's phenomenon: case report and review of the literature. Brain Sci 2020; 10:298.
- Caprara F, Letícia A, Rissardo JP, et al. Characteristics of post-ictal headaches in patients with epilepsy: a longitudinal study. Seizure 2020; 81:244-249.
- Shahisavandi M, Zeraatpisheh Z, Rostaminejad M, Asadi-Pooya AA. Treatment of postictal headache: a systematic review and future directions. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 119:107971.
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