seizures and "non-epilepsy" conditions

Question 1

Celiac disease can be associated with _____, resulting in what kind of seizures?

Answer 1

Occipital calcifications
Visual symptoms / occipital seizures

Question 2

what type of dialysis is not associated with increase risk of seizure recurrence?

Answer 2

Peritoneal

Question 3

30 year old female with 2 year history of diarrhea and weight loss has first time seizure.
- What must you exclude?
- Two ways to diagnose
- What other features can you see? (4)

Answer 3

Must exclude: Whipple’s disease
Ways to diagnose
- D-Xylose test
- Duodenal biopsy
Other features
- Steatorrhea
- migratory arthropathy
- Dementia
- Movement disorders