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Differentiating PNES from epileptic seizures using conversational analysis
Epilepsy & Behavior, 2017 We applied conversation analysis in an unselected continuous series of 70 patients to discriminate patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) from patients with epilepsy. Two psychologists examined the patients' recorded reports.
Elena Zambrelli +15 more
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The role of ubiquitin C–terminal hydrolase (UCH‐L1) and protein S100B in differentiating patients with epileptic and psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures – Pilot study [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenObjective Psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures (PNES) are functional neurological disorders that are often misdiagnosed and treated as epileptic seizures (ES).
Biljana Dapic Ivancic +5 more
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Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 Objectives: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) have the appearance of epileptic seizures, yet show no epileptiform discharges in the brain. The quality of life (QOL) in patients with PNES is reportedly low and trauma eems to be a relevant risk ...
Myers, Lorna +2 more
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Diagnostic Value of Serum Prolactin Levels in PNES in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Neurology Clinical Practice, 2016 Background: This is a retrospective study to determine the usefulness of serum prolactin levels in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) for distinguishing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) from epileptic seizures (ES).
Abubakr, Abuhuziefa, Wambacq, Ilse
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Myths and truths about pediatric psychogenic nonepileptic seizures [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2021 Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is a neuropsychiatric condition that causes a transient alteration of consciousness and loss of self-control. PNES, which occur in vulnerable individuals who often have experienced trauma and are precipitated by ...
Jung Sook Yeom +2 more
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Seizure, 2010 ObjectiveTo describe patients’ experiences when diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).MethodsThe study was based on in-depth interviews with ten patients, previously diagnosed with epilepsy and treated with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs ...
Knizek, Birthe Loa +2 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 ObjectivesPsychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) is the most common non-epileptic disorder in patients referring to epilepsy centers. Contrary to common beliefs about the disease’s harmlessness, the death rate of PNES patients is similar to drug ...
Mahdi Malekpour +5 more
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The COVID-19 outbreak and PNES: The impact of a ubiquitously felt stressor
Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 Objective We aimed to assess frequency of functional seizures or psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) during the COVID-19 outbreak and to recognize possible factors associated with worsening in this population.
K. Valente +5 more
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Epilepsia Open, 2023 Global neuropsychological impairments with intellectual disability (ID) seem to play a major role in the occurrence of psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures (PNES) in epilepsy.
Alessia Giugno +6 more
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Family functioning in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Qualitative study
Annals of Indian Psychiatry, 2023 Background: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are understood as epileptic presentations without a neurological basis. PNES has underlying psychological stressors that manifest physiologically.
Sneha Vinay Haritsa +2 more
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