seizures and "non-epilepsy" conditions Flashcards
1
Q
Celiac disease can be associated with _____, resulting in what kind of seizures?
A
Occipital calcifications
Visual symptoms / occipital seizures
2
Q
what type of dialysis is not associated with increase risk of seizure recurrence?
A
Peritoneal
3
Q
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)
A
Must exclude: Whipple’s disease
Ways to diagnose
- D-Xylose test
- Duodenal biopsy
Other features
- Steatorrhea
- migratory arthropathy
- Dementia
- Movement disorders