Misdiagnoses of Epilepsy as Ekbom Syndrome, Mood Instability, and Nocturnal Visual Hallucinations

Joint Authors

Duarte Mangas, M.
Martins, Y.
Bravo, L.
Matos Pires, A.

Source

Case Reports in Psychiatry

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-07-13

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Psychology
Medicine
Psychiatry

Abstract EN

Epileptic seizures may be misdiagnosed if they manifest as psychiatric symptoms.

We report three female patients with no preexisting history of epilepsy that were unsuccessfully treated as primary psychiatric disorder: one patient was initially diagnosed with somatization and Ekbom syndrome; the second was referred to psychiatrist due to mood instability and visual hallucinations; and the third one was referred for anxiety and hallucinations related to sleep.

A carefully taken medical history clarified diagnoses of epilepsy.

None of the patients responded to medications aimed at treating psychiatric symptoms, and all the patients had favorable response to antiepileptic treatment.

These cases illustrate that epileptic patients may experience nonconvulsive seizures that might be misdiagnosed as primary psychiatric disorder.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Duarte Mangas, M.& Martins, Y.& Bravo, L.& Matos Pires, A.. 2017. Misdiagnoses of Epilepsy as Ekbom Syndrome, Mood Instability, and Nocturnal Visual Hallucinations. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Duarte Mangas, M.…[et al.]. Misdiagnoses of Epilepsy as Ekbom Syndrome, Mood Instability, and Nocturnal Visual Hallucinations. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Duarte Mangas, M.& Martins, Y.& Bravo, L.& Matos Pires, A.. Misdiagnoses of Epilepsy as Ekbom Syndrome, Mood Instability, and Nocturnal Visual Hallucinations. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149579

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1149579