A survey about laughter upon viewing functional seizures [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyIntroductionLaughter among physicians when observing clinical manifestations of functional seizures (FS) or other functional disorders is frequently noted.
Mohamad Z. Koubeissi +13 more
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Treatment Provided in Children and Adolescents with Functional Seizures—A Danish Nationwide Cohort [PDF]
Children, 2023 Background: Functional seizures (FS) are episodes of paroxysmal involuntary movements and altered consciousness without the typical changes in the electroencephalography as with epilepsy.
Nana Brandborg Sørensen +6 more
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Polymorphism of glucocorticoid receptor gene (rs41423247) in functional seizures (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures/attacks) [PDF]
Epilepsia Open, 2023 Objective We investigated the association between the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene, also known as the nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1 (NR3C1), rs41423247 polymorphism, and functional seizures (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures ...
Negar Firouzabadi +4 more
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Genetics of Functional Seizures; A Scoping Systematic Review [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2023 Background: Evidence on the genetics of functional seizures is scarce, and the purpose of the current scoping systematic review is to examine the existing evidence and propose how to advance the field.
Ali A. Asadi-Pooya +3 more
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Clinical Functional Seizure Score (CFSS): a simple algorithm for clinicians to suspect functional seizures [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 PurposeDistinguishing functional seizures (FS) from epileptic seizures (ES) poses a challenge due to similar clinical manifestations. The creation of a clinical scoring system that assists in accurately diagnosing patients with FS would be a valuable contribution to medical practice.
Mohammad Dashtkoohi +13 more
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Retraining and control therapy: sense of control and catastrophic symptom expectations as targets of a cognitive behavioral treatment for pediatric functional seizures [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryThis manuscript outlines the methodology of a randomized controlled trial (Clinical Registry #: NCT06007053) that aims to assess sense of control and catastrophic symptom expectations as targets of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) a cognitive ...
Caroline Watson +4 more
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The Patients’ Long-Term Insight into Day-to-Day Functioning After Establishing the Functional Seizures Diagnosis [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: Functional seizures (FSs) are paroxysmal, time-limited events with motor, sensory, autonomic, or cognitive manifestations related to pathophysiological processes other than abnormal electric discharges in the brain.
Jelena Lazovic +4 more
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Utility and limitations of homemade videos in differentiating functional seizures from other paroxysmal events: An Italian cohort study [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenObjectives The gold standard for distinguishing epileptic seizures (ES) from non‐epileptic events is video‐EEG monitoring. In some cases, video alone might suffice, leading to increased utilization of home videos, to support the diagnosis.
Sara Gasparini +26 more
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Beyond the seizures: Addressing psychosocial disabilities in functional/dissociative seizures
African Journal of DisabilityNo abstract available.
Chrisma Pretorius
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Personality disorders in individuals with functional seizures: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryFunctional seizures (FS) are classified as conversion disorders in the DSM-5 and dissociative disorders in the ICD-11, showing a multifactorial psychopathology with various psychiatric comorbidities, such as depression and anxiety.
Ilaria Sammarra +4 more
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