Frontal lobe epilepsy imitating psychiatric disorders: A case report, Bogota, 2016

Epilepsia del lóbulo frontal como imitadora de trastornos psiquiátricos. Reporte de un caso, Bogotá, 2016

The frontal lobe epilepsy was confused with psychiatric disorders for years, and in fact it is still a clinical challenge considering the broad spectrum of clinical manifestations that define schizoid conduct. Ictal disorders of the frontal lobe could be confused with a variety of diseases, from predominantly nocturnal sleep disorders to movement disorders, such as nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia or autosomal recessive nocturnal epilepsy syndrome, characterised by hypermotor paroxysms of short duration and nocturnal predominance. These artefacts mean that the electroencephalogram may not be a sufficient tool, and it is for this reason that this case report is presented as a true diagnostic challenge.

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