SYNCOPE OR EPILEPTIC SEIZURE? Differentiation between epileptic seizures and mimics such as syncope, paroxysmal dyskinesia, narcolepsy/cataplexy, myokymia, vestibular 'attacks' or metabolic causes of collapse can be very challenging as often the episode has not been witnessed by the clinician and the pet owner it trying desperately to describe these distressing episodes. Video footage of the episodes can sometime be key in the diagnostic approach removing the ambiguity of the terms used by the p

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An epileptic patient from Ndonyo Wasin Health Facility in Samburu County claims she was denied proper treatment after sustaining burns during an epileptic seizure. She fell into a fire and went to seek care at the local hospital, but nurse-in-charge Caroline Makena allegedly refused to clean or dress the wounds and told her to go to Isiolo Refferal hospital. Lacking the funds to travel, the patient went to seek help elswhere and went home, but her wounds became infected and septic. She later wal