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Focal inhibitory seizures as the presenting sign of ischemic cerebrovascular disease

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Recurrent episodes of transient neurological dysfunction occurring in a patient with evidence of recent multiple lacunar infarctions were at first diagnosed as transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), but later proved to be due to focal inhibitory seizures. The differential diagnosis between TIAs and partial epileptic seizures in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease may sometimes be difficult in the presence of uncommon clinical manifestations.

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Una paziente con quadro neuroradiologico di infarti lacunari multipli presentò come sintomatologia di esordio ricorrenti episodi di deficit neurologico transitorio che furono inizialmente interpretati come attacchi ischemici transitori (TIA), mentre la successiva osservazione dimostrò trattarsi di crisi epilettiche inibitorie somatiche. La diagnosi differenziale fra TIA e crisi epilettiche parziali nei pazienti affetti da malattia cerebrovascolare ischemica può presentare inattese difficoltà, in rapporto al possibile verificarsi di manifestazioni cliniche inusuali.

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Primavera, A., Giberti, L. & Cocito, L. Focal inhibitory seizures as the presenting sign of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Ital J Neuro Sci 14, 381–384 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02340726

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