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Presentation of Case

A 23-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of complex partial seizures that had become generalized.

The patient, who was from El Salvador, had been well until the age of 15 years, when he had three seizures during a two-month period. He was told that the seizures were caused by a "parasite." A medication, which has not been identified, was prescribed, and there was no recurrence. At the age of 16 years, he had a series of episodes of "panic," each lasting as long as three days. Soon after these episodes, he emigrated to the United States after a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Edward B. Bromfield's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnoses

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