Autoimmune epilepsy, retrospective case series of clinical features, management, and outcomes.

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical and electrographic features of patients with autoimmune epilepsy and assess the influence of early diagnosis and treatment on reducing seizure frequency.

Methods: A retrospective observational case series was conducted utilizing medical records from King Abdullah Medical Hospital between 2017 and 2022. Cases of newly diagnosed seizures were chosen based on laboratory-proven autoimmunity.

Localization of ictal Islamic rituals: Study of epilepsy center in Makkah.

Background: Ictal semiology is important to aid the diagnosis of seizure type. Patients frequently require admission to an epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) to reach a correct diagnosis of epilepsy type. Some patients may exhibit unusual ictal phenomena that can lead to the diagnosis of psychogenic seizures.