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Episodic loss of consciousness: how genetic testing points to diagnosis
Author(s) -
MilburnMcNulty Philip,
Larner Andrew J
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.499
Subject(s) - consciousness , episodic memory , epilepsy , psychology , differential diagnosis , witness , cognitive psychology , medicine , neuroscience , pathology , cognition , computer science , programming language
The differential diagnosis of episodic loss of consciousness, lying chiefly between syncope and epilepsy, can be challenging and potentially confusing, particularly in the absence of a reliable witness account. We report a patient with episodic loss of consciousness in whom targeted genetic testing contributed to diagnosis.