Tilt table test in the differential diagnosis of refractory "epilepsy".
Epilepsy is one of the most frequent causes of neurological disorders in young adults. We report the case of a patient who lived with the diagnosis of refractory epilepsy for twelve years, when actually the cause of the symptoms could be found with the performance of a tilt table test. Cardiologists should be aware of the possible diagnosis of neurocardiogenic syncope in patients previously diagnosed with epilepsy, especially in those with difficult therapeutic control.
de Castro
Renata Rodrigues Teixeira
RR
Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, USA. castrorrt@terra.com.br
da Nóbrega
Antonio Claudio Lucas
AC
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005438:Fludrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018667:Tilt-Table Test
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005438:Fludrocortisone