© 2002 The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
CASE REPORT
Transient ischaemic attacks mimicking focal motor seizures
Stroke Prevention Research Unit, Oxford, UK
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Correspondence to:
Dr Ursula Schulz, Stroke Prevention Research Unit, Department of Clinical Neurology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK;
ursula.schulz{at}clneuro.ox.ac.uk
Limb shaking is an under-recognised form of transient ischaemic attack (TIA), which can easily be confused with focal motor seizures. However, it is important to distinguish limb shaking TIAs and focal seizures, as patients with this form of TIA almost invariably have severe carotid occlusive disease and are at high risk of stroke. A patient with limb shaking TIAs is presented in whom the diagnosis was missed.
Keywords: cerebrovascular disease; carotid artery disease; involuntary movements
Abbreviations: EEG, electroencephalography; TIA, transient ischaemic attack
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