Can Fam Physician. 1990 Feb;36:305-9.
The author addresses the diagnosis of seizure disorders by discussing clinical features of the different types of seizures, including generalized tonic-clonic, absence, myoclonic, partial complex seizures, and non-epileptic or "pseudoseizures." She also discusses the use of appropriate laboratory tests, electroencephalography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomographic scanning. The rationale of and approach to treatment of these conditions with some of the common anticonvulsant drugs (phenytoin, carbamazepine, valproic acid, phenobarbital, and primidone) is provided.
作者通过讨论不同类型癫痫发作的临床特征,包括全面强直-阵挛发作、失神发作、肌阵挛发作、部分复杂发作以及非癫痫或“假性发作”,来探讨癫痫的诊断。她还讨论了适当的实验室检查、脑电图、计算机断层扫描、磁共振成像和正电子发射断层扫描的使用。提供了这些情况下一些常用抗癫痫药物(苯妥英钠、卡马西平、丙戊酸钠、苯巴比妥和扑米酮)的治疗原理和方法。