title: Syncope or epileptic fits? Some examples of diagnostic confounding factors.
abstract: Syncope is a condition often misdiagnosed as epileptic seizures. However, the differential diagnosis between both conditions can be quite difficult, even for well-trained physicians. Four cases of epilepsy and/or syncope are reported, to exemplify this situation. Each case is discussed individually, and the confounding factors are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Epilepsia, Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. pak@cwb.palm.com.br
authors.forename: Pedro André
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kowacs
authors.forename: Erasmo Barros da
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Silva Júnior
authors.forename: Heraldo Laroca dos
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Samanta Blattes da
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Cristiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simão
authors.forename: Murilo Sousa de
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.forename: Walter Oleschko
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Arruda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018667:Tilt-Table Test