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Laird G. Patterson, MD
Department of Neurology The Mason Clinic 1100 Ninth Ave PO Box 900 Seattle, WA 98111-0900

Arch Neurol. 1984;41(2):136.

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To the Editor.

—The report by McComus et al¹ is of interest. However, I think the more common cause of episodic unresponsiveness associated with cyanosis and postictal disorientation is a seizure disorder that may not have been manifest in this patient because of quadriparesis. I see no evidence in the report that he had an EEG to rule out this possibility, and, despite the elegant speculation about the cause of his symptoms, a more common cause need not have been excluded. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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