Which seizure elements do patients memorize? A comparison of history and seizure documentation

Epilepsia
Helena MielkeA. Schulze-Bonhage

Abstract

People with epilepsy (PWE) are frequently unable to recall the core manifestation of their disease, epileptic seizures. This means that seizure frequency is often underestimated by practitioners and that seizure classification based on reports of patients or their relatives is difficult because seizure semiology remains unclear. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to prospectively explore patients' memory regarding seizure elements and to assess the role of seizure types. Ninety patients diagnosed with focal epilepsy undergoing diagnostic electroencephalography (EEG)-video monitoring were included. The ability to memorize individual seizure elements was assessed using a questionnaire. Patient knowledge was then compared to the findings of subsequent seizure documentation during EEG-video monitoring. Seizure elements were categorized in four groups: subjective, motor, autonomic, and postictal elements. In all categories, the number of documented seizure elements during monitoring strongly exceeded the number of elements that were recalled. Only 45.6% of subjective elements, 5.4% of motor phenomena, 11.9% of autonomic findings, and 2.1% of postictal impairments were recalled. The ability to recall seizure elements varied si...Continue Reading

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