I read with interest the report by Panayiotopouloset al.1 Their series recalled a 58 year old man who presented for evaluation after several episodes presumed to be complex partial status epilepticus. His neurological history was remarkable only for two convulsions in his late teens which led to his discharge from the armed forces. He did not recall whether these seizures were related to sleep deprivation or alcohol withdrawal. He did not recall being informed of seizures, staring spells, or other paroxysmal events as a child. He denied a family history of seizures or other neurological diseases. He was treated briefly with phenytoin, but was free of seizures and took no …