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Is it really a seizure? The challenge of paroxysmal nonepileptic events in young infants [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2021 Paroxysmal nonepileptic events (PNE) comprise of a variety of nonepileptic behaviors and are divided into various types. A more accurate diagnosis is possible by examining the video clip provided by the caregiver. In infants, physiologic PNE accounts for
Seung Yeon Jung, Joon Won Kang
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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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Potential role of FKBP5 single‐nucleotide polymorphisms in functional seizures
Epilepsia Open, 2023 Objective We investigated the associations between FKBP5 single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and functional seizures (FS). Methods Seventy patients with FS, 140 with major depressive disorder (MDD), and 140 healthy controls were studied.
Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya +8 more
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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A historical perspective
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2021 Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures have been documented, if not recognized, for over 2000 years. Conventionally, the term hysteria has been used successfully used to describe patients with nonorganic or medically unexplained convulsions.
Andrea E Cavanna
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) in the Setting of Trauma and Schizophrenia
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2023 Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are nonepileptic events characterized by seizure-like manifestations without abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Sikander Chohan +2 more
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Epilepsia Open, 2020 Objectives This International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Report: (a) summarizes the literature about “driving and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES)”; (b) presents the views of international experts; and (c) proposes an approach to assessing ...
Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya +22 more
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Cushing’s Disease Presenting with Functional Neurological (Conversion) Disorder
Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2023 While psychiatric manifestations are common in patients with Cushing’s syndrome (CS), to our knowledge, there are no reported cases of CS presenting with functional neurological disorder (FND), a neuropsychiatric condition in which patients experience ...
Sahar Ashrafzadeh +2 more
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Usefulness of a new semiological classification for characterizing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2021 Background: Nonepileptic events misdiagnosed as epilepsy lead to a risk of iatrogenic morbidity, which increases health costs. Among the patients affected by nonepileptic events, 11-46% are psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs).
Bárbara Ingrid ROSSO +3 more
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Latency of epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023 Background Due to their semiological similarities, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) can occasionally hardly be differentiated from epileptic seizures (ESs), and long-term video-electroencephalographic monitoring (VEM) is needed for ...
Hulya Ozkan +3 more
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The diagnostic and therapeutic challenge of nonepileptic seizures: An interdisciplinary approach
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2014 Nonepileptic seizures were recognized in antiquity, but their diagnosis continues to be challenging in the present day. The diagnosis of seizures as nonepileptic has been based on associated physical conditions, social factors, laboratory findings, or ...
Shirley Ferguson Rayport +1 more
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