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Frank W. Drislane, MD; Donald L. Schomer, MD; John R. Ives; Steven C. Schachter, MD
Clinical Neurophysiology Beth Israel Hospital 330 Brookline Ave Boston, MA 02215

Arch Neurol. 1988;45(6):601.

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To the Editor.

—One of our patients, a 34-year-old woman with refractory complex partial seizures, was being evaluated with continuous electroencephalographic recordings from depth electrodes and simultaneous video monitoring. One morning during the admission, her mother (who had been staying in the same room) reported $70 missing from her purse. She recalled having seen a young man near the room earlier that morning as she returned from a shower.

Review of the videotape from that morning revealed the young man entering the room as the patient slept, removing money from the purse, rezipping the purse, and greeting the mother as they passed on his departure. The culprit, a suspect in other recent thefts, was easily identified by the ward nursing staff. He was apprehended and appropriate action was taken. The money was returned.

Both complex partial seizures and in-hospital crime can be refractory problems. Video monitoring can help in the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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