Case Report on Epilepsy with Cough Aura

Mohamed Hamdy Ibrahim¹, Ahmed El Mansory², Shivram Kumar³, Janhavi Sirsat³

¹Department of Neurology, GMC Hospital, Ajman, UAE.
²Department of Pulmonology, GMC Hospital, Ajman, UAE.
³Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.

DOI: 10.4236/nm.2015.61001                

Abstract

The case study is aimed at providing a more thorough analysis of a case of Epilepsy presented with an unusual aura of cough. The study hopes to generate an interest for further studies into the topic and focuses on abnormal unusual presentations of auras. Cough as an aura is not a common presentation. Any stereotyped repeated clinical phenomenon should consider being epileptic in its origin.

Keywords

Epilepsy, Cough, Aura, Chronic Bronchitis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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