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John R. Gates, MD; Susan Whalen, RN
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program of Minnesota 2701 University Ave SE Suite 106 Minneapolis, MN 55414

Venkat Ramani, MD
University of Minnesota Hospitals PWB Box 374 Minneapolis, MN 55455

Arch Neurol. 1986;43(6):544.

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—Dr Rosenberg makes an interesting observation regarding the utility of geotropic eye movements as a manifestation of psychogenic (pseudo-)seizures. As was indicated in Table 3 ("Physical Manifestations of Seizures") of our "Ictal Characteristics of Pseudoseizures" study,¹ spontaneous geotropic eye movements were not observed. In 22 of 25 patients in the psychogenic seizure group, no clear eye manifestations were observed. However, the specific test suggested by Dr Rosenberg was not performed on these patients. It is indeed possible that performing such a directed examination of eye movements as part of the interaction during an apparently psychogenic seizure may provide valuable information. The authors would like to thank Dr Rosenberg² for his suggestion, and we will attempt to add his testing to our interaction protocol for patients with suspected psychogenic seizures. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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