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A 45 Y/O MAN COMES TO DOC B/C OF 3 MONTH H/O STARING SPELLS THAT LAST 1 TO 2 MTS EACH. DURING EPISODES HE ALSO SMACKS HIS LIPS &PICKS AT HIS SHIRT COLLAR .DURING THE PAST YEAR HE ALSO HAD EPISODES OF SMELLING BURNT RUBBER THAT OCCUR APPROX EVERY 2 WEEKS. HE HEARS AN INTENSE HISSING SOUND DURING THESE EPISODES.FOUR YEARS BACK HE HAD H/O MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT &HE WAS COMATOSE FOR 2 WEEKS EXAMN SHOWS NO ABNORMALITIES.WOF IS THE MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS?
A)TIA
B)TOURETTES SYNDROME
C)ABSENCE SEIZURES
D)COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES
E)LIMBIC ENCEPHALOPATHY

  #2

i think it's D

  #3

I also think it's D

  #4

D

  #5

D

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