Chapter 57 - Seizures and General Medical Disorders

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Seizures may occur in various general medical disorders, and this often carries significant implications regarding the treatment and prognosis of the primary disease. The treatment of epilepsy due to primary cerebral dysfunction or of seizures caused by general medical disorders may be influenced by factors associated with systemic disease. The occurrence and management of seizures in common medical conditions that may either produce acute or recurrent seizures, or exacerbate an existing epilepsy syndrome, are discussed in this chapter. Attention is also directed at certain uncommon medical diseases in which seizures are a relatively frequent complication, and at the treatment of preexisting epilepsy in patients with medical conditions that might complicate management. Selected therapeutic agents and recreational drugs that may cause seizures are also reviewed.

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