Skiier’s syncope on the slopes: Is it epilepsy?
A skier’s slippery slope of misdiagnosis and misery after a 'seizure'

Mike is a 35-year-old man from regional Victoria who presents to a neurologist after experiencing an episode on a family holiday to a local alpine ski resort.
The initial description of the event was that Mike fell suddenly to the ground while skiing and was unresponsive with ‘whole body shaking’.