Epilepsy: when family history holds the key to diagnosis

There may be many causes of epileptic seizures, so thorough clinical history taking and examination to determine the seizure semiology is paramount. In this article, the authors describe a patient with new‐onset seizures whose family history proved pivotal to targeted genetic testing and appropriate antiepileptic drug therapy.

Source: Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry - October 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Baba M Aji, Philip Milburn ‐McNulty, Andrew J Larner Tags: Case notes Source Type: research