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==Overview==
==Overview==
The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
OR
The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].


==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
*The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
OR
*The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
*Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
===History===
===History===
Patients with epilepsy may have a positive history of:
* Patients with epilepsy may have a positive history of:<ref name=":0">{{cite book | last = Mattle | first = Heinrich | title = Fundamentals of neurology : an illustrated guide | publisher = Thieme | location = Stuttgart New York | year = 2017 | isbn = 9783131364524 }}</ref><ref name="pmid7818246">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cendes F, Andermann F, Carpenter S, Zatorre RJ, Cashman NR |title=Temporal lobe epilepsy caused by domoic acid intoxication: evidence for glutamate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in humans |journal=Ann. Neurol. |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=123–6 |date=January 1995 |pmid=7818246 |doi=10.1002/ana.410370125 |url=}}</ref>
 
** Family history
[[Head trauma]]<ref name="pmid11034867">{{cite journal |vauthors=Annegers JF, Coan SP |title=The risks of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury |journal=Seizure |volume=9 |issue=7 |pages=453–7 |date=October 2000 |pmid=11034867 |doi=10.1053/seiz.2000.0458 |url=}}</ref>
** Brain traumatic injuries
 
** Meningitis and encephalitis
[[Brain tumor]]<ref name="pmid26948360">{{cite journal |vauthors=Englot DJ, Chang EF, Vecht CJ |title=Epilepsy and brain tumors |journal=Handb Clin Neurol |volume=134 |issue= |pages=267–85 |date=2016 |pmid=26948360 |pmc=4803433 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00016-5 |url=}}</ref>
** Febrile seizure in the childhood
 
** Enuresis
[[Hypoglycemia]]<ref name="pmid27796422">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dafoulas GE, Toulis KA, Mccorry D, Kumarendran B, Thomas GN, Willis BH, Gokhale K, Gkoutos G, Narendran P, Nirantharakumar K |title=Type 1 diabetes mellitus and risk of incident epilepsy: a population-based, open-cohort study |journal=Diabetologia |volume=60 |issue=2 |pages=258–261 |date=February 2017 |pmid=27796422 |doi=10.1007/s00125-016-4142-x |url=}}</ref>
** Drug abuse
 
** Previous episode of seizure:
[[Cerebral palsy]]<ref name="pmid14755984">{{cite journal |vauthors=Diaconu G, Burlea M, Grigore I, Frasin M |title=[Epilepsy in different types of cerebral palsy] |language=Romanian |journal=Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi |volume=107 |issue=1 |pages=136–9 |date=2003 |pmid=14755984 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*** When was the first episode?
 
*** Tongue biting?
[[Febrile Seizures|Fever]]<ref name="pmid11918463">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shinnar S, Glauser TA |title=Febrile seizures |journal=J. Child Neurol. |volume=17 Suppl 1 |issue= |pages=S44–52 |date=January 2002 |pmid=11918463 |doi=10.1177/08830738020170010601 |url=}}</ref>
*** Urine or fecal incontinence?
 
*** Post-ictal drowsiness?
[[Huntington's]]<ref name="pmid23124580">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cloud LJ, Rosenblatt A, Margolis RL, Ross CA, Pillai JA, Corey-Bloom J, Tully HM, Bird T, Panegyres PK, Nichter CA, Higgins DS, Helmers SL, Factor SA, Jones R, Testa CM |title=Seizures in juvenile Huntington's disease: frequency and characterization in a multicenter cohort |journal=Mov. Disord. |volume=27 |issue=14 |pages=1797–800 |date=December 2012 |pmid=23124580 |doi=10.1002/mds.25237 |url=}}</ref>
*** Seizure characteristics?
 
*** Triggers?
drug [[Intoxication]]<ref name="pmid7818246">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cendes F, Andermann F, Carpenter S, Zatorre RJ, Cashman NR |title=Temporal lobe epilepsy caused by domoic acid intoxication: evidence for glutamate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in humans |journal=Ann. Neurol. |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=123–6 |date=January 1995 |pmid=7818246 |doi=10.1002/ana.410370125 |url=}}</ref>
*** Eyes condition? (open or close)
*** Amnesia?


[[Vitamin deficiency]]<ref name="pmid2044623">{{cite journal |vauthors=Keyser A, De Bruijn SF |title=Epileptic manifestations and vitamin B1 deficiency |journal=Eur. Neurol. |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=121–5 |date=1991 |pmid=2044623 |doi=10.1159/000116660 |url=}}</ref>
*  
*  


===Common Symptoms===
===Common Symptoms===
Common symptoms of [disease] include:
* Common symptoms of epileptic seizures include:<ref name=":0" />
*[Symptom 1]
**They happen in a paroxysmal manner such as sudden fall, loss of consciousness or automatic behaviors (repetitive movement).
*[Symptom 2]
**Seizures are often similar to each other in a patient in the aspect of duration and general characteristics.
*[Symptom 3]
**They usually present with a motor phenomena which can be accompanied with sensory and autonomic manifestation.
**Based on the type of seizure, consciousness might be impaired or intact.
**Patients may have aura before seizure such as nausea, warmth sensation or spark visualization.
**There might be triggers for the seizure such as alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation and fever.
**There can be post-ictal drowsiness in patients.
**There can be tongue biting which mostly happens in seizures with impaired consciousness.
**urine and fecal incontinence may be present.
**


===Less Common Symptoms===
===Less Common Symptoms===
Less common symptoms of [disease name] include  
Less common symptoms of epilepsy include:
*[Symptom 1]
*[Symptom 1]
*[Symptom 2]
*[Symptom 2]

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Overview

History and Symptoms

History

  • Patients with epilepsy may have a positive history of:[1][2]
    • Family history
    • Brain traumatic injuries
    • Meningitis and encephalitis
    • Febrile seizure in the childhood
    • Enuresis
    • Drug abuse
    • Previous episode of seizure:
      • When was the first episode?
      • Tongue biting?
      • Urine or fecal incontinence?
      • Post-ictal drowsiness?
      • Seizure characteristics?
      • Triggers?
      • Eyes condition? (open or close)
      • Amnesia?

Common Symptoms

  • Common symptoms of epileptic seizures include:[1]
    • They happen in a paroxysmal manner such as sudden fall, loss of consciousness or automatic behaviors (repetitive movement).
    • Seizures are often similar to each other in a patient in the aspect of duration and general characteristics.
    • They usually present with a motor phenomena which can be accompanied with sensory and autonomic manifestation.
    • Based on the type of seizure, consciousness might be impaired or intact.
    • Patients may have aura before seizure such as nausea, warmth sensation or spark visualization.
    • There might be triggers for the seizure such as alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation and fever.
    • There can be post-ictal drowsiness in patients.
    • There can be tongue biting which mostly happens in seizures with impaired consciousness.
    • urine and fecal incontinence may be present.

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of epilepsy include:

  • [Symptom 1]
  • [Symptom 2]
  • [Symptom 3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mattle, Heinrich (2017). Fundamentals of neurology : an illustrated guide. Stuttgart New York: Thieme. ISBN 9783131364524.
  2. ↑ Cendes F, Andermann F, Carpenter S, Zatorre RJ, Cashman NR (January 1995). "Temporal lobe epilepsy caused by domoic acid intoxication: evidence for glutamate receptor-mediated excitotoxicity in humans". Ann. Neurol. 37 (1): 123–6. doi:10.1002/ana.410370125. PMID 7818246.

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