Transient loss of consciousness with muscle jerks: syncope or epilepsy ?: Difference between revisions

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Sensitivity and specificity of data from the medical history are compared in Table 1.
Sensitivity and specificity of data from the medical history are compared in Table 1.


'''Table 1. Diagnostic accuracy of specific items from history taking.  
'''Table 1. Diagnostic accuracy of specific items from history taking.'''
Factors strongly suggesting epilepsy'''
 
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style='float: left'
|+ The table's caption
! scope="col" | Sens
! scope="col" | Spec
! scope="col" | LR+
! scope="col" | Sens
! scope="col" | Spec
! scope="col" | LR+
|-
! scope="row" | Tongue biting
| 0.41 || 0.94 || 7.3 || 0.45 || 0.97 || 16.5
! scope="row" | Turning of the head
| NR || NR || NR || 0.43 || 0.97 || 13.5
|-
|}
 
 




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