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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

## Overview

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Lumbar puncture may be helpful in differentiating epilepsy from infectious etiology of seizures.

## Other Diagnostic Studies

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Lumbar puncture may be helpful in differentiating epilepsy from infectious etiology of seizures.[1]

## References

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1. ↑ Krumholz A, Wiebe S, Gronseth G, Shinnar S, Levisohn P, Ting T, Hopp J, Shafer P, Morris H, Seiden L, Barkley G, French J (November 2007). "Practice Parameter: evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society". Neurology. 69 (21): 1996–2007. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000285084.93652.43. PMID 18025394.

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