Diagnostic Utility of the Ictal Cry

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-8-7

Keywords:

Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic, Guttural Clonic Vocalization

Abstract

Consecutive video-EEGs of 20 adult patients with generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures and 20 with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) were reviewed from the archives at University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital, and the audio components of the recordings were analyzed and compared for all vocalizations.

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Published

2010-08-01

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Section

Seizure Disorders