Focal nonmotor versus motor seizures: The impact on diagnostic delay in focal epilepsy.
Jacob PellinenErica TafuroAnnie YangDana PriceDaniel FriedmanManisha Gupte HolmesSarah BarnardKamil DetynieckiManu HegdeJohn HixsonSheryl HautReetta KälviäinenJacqueline A Frenchnull nullPublished in: Epilepsia (2020)
This study identifies reasons for delayed diagnosis and consequences of delay in patients with new onset focal epilepsy, highlighting a treatment gap that is particularly significant in patients who experience nonmotor seizures at epilepsy onset.