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Case report describes diagnostic pathways for post-stroke seizures in a young adult, highlighting challenges in evaluating rare neurological diseases in resource-limited settings.
A 47-year-old man presented to his local hospital in Peru after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. His family reported a history of prior stroke of unclear etiology. This case report discusses the approach to a first seizure (including in tropical regions like Peru), the relationship between stroke and seizures, the approach to stroke in the young, and how to diagnose rare diseases in resource-limited settings.
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