Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M L Offen.
The term health care fraud describes a variety of sins committed with more frequency and sophistication by a multitude of sinners. Because physicians are among those most likely to be affected by such fraud and efforts to prevent it, they may want to be familiar with this subject. Accordingly, certain aspects of health care fraud are reviewed from a physician's perspective.
We observed a 69 year old patient who had spontaneous paroxysmal attacks of weeping with lacrimation, contorted facies, and (usually) head-turning to the right. These episodes were followed by confusion and amnesia. During a pentylenetetrazol-evoked attack the EEG showed a right temporal delta rhythm. Atrophy, particularly of the right temporal regions, was noted on pneumoencephalography. We propose the term "dacrystic epilepsy" for this rare type of seizure disorder.
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