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Crises não-epilépticas: clínica e terapêutica Nonepileptic seizures: clinical features and therapeutics

open access: yesJornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 2008
Discutir as crises ou os eventos paroxísticos que simulem crises epilépticas, enfatizando as diferenças semiológicas entre elas e as perspectivas terapêuticas. Realizamos uma revisão da literatura, selecionando artigos nas bases de dados Medline e Bireme,
Guilherme Nogueira Mendes de Oliveira   +4 more
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Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures

open access: yesNeurology Now, 2009
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure is the term used for epilepsy-like seizures assumed to have psychological causes. Many patients with such seizures are misdiagnosed with epilepsy, and are consequently treated with antiepileptic drugs for many years. Assessment of a thorough medical history and ictal EEG-recordings will lead to the right diagnosis in ...
Caroline, Lund   +5 more
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Pseudo-pseudo epileptic seizures: epilepsy or non epileptic seizures? An update

open access: yesRevista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2023
The concept of pseudo-pseudo seizures is often confused with epileptic seizures characterized by excessive or simultaneous anomalous neuronal activity, and with non-epileptic psychogenic seizures, which are known for their involuntary movements and ...
Raúl A. Delgado-Enríquez   +6 more
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Peri-Ictal Changes in Depression and Anxiety in Persons With Epileptic and Non-epileptic Seizures

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
ObjectiveWe tested the hypothesis that epileptic, but not non-epileptic, seizures would produce an improvement in comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms in the peri-ictal period, much like the antidepressant effects of electroconvulsive therapy ...
Jennifer Hopp   +9 more
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES IN CRYPTOGENIC FOCAL FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY VERSUS PSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC PAROXYSMS (A CASE REPORT)

open access: yesЭпилепсия и пароксизмальные состояния, 2017
The report addresses the causes and diagnostic problems of cryptogenic focal frontal epilepsy. A clinical case of a patient with cryptogenic focal frontal epilepsy is presented. In this patient, epileptic seizures have long been considered as psychogenic
N. V. Chebanenko   +7 more
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Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: management and prognosis [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Disease in Childhood, 2000
To determine the outcome and identify predictive factors in children with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).The biographies of 35 children with PNES, attending a tertiary paediatric neurology centre, were reviewed.Thirty five children attending the department between 1987 and 1997 were evaluated at a mean follow up of 4.6 years.
K, Irwin, M, Edwards, R, Robinson
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Ictal injury in psychogenic non-epileptic seizures [PDF]

open access: yesSeizure, 2014
Whilst ictal injuries in psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) have been reported previously, very few studies have described the spectrum of ictal injuries in these patients. In the current study, we tried to determine the spectrum of reported ictal injuries associated with PNES and to investigate the possible associated risk factors.All patients ...
Asadi-Pooya, Ali A.   +2 more
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Approach to patients with ‘psychogenic non-epileptic seizures’: a review [PDF]

open access: yesDüşünen Adam Psikiyatri ve Nörolojik Bilimler Dergisi, 2011
Several terms have been used for pseudo-seizures, including psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), psychogenic seizures, hysterical seizures and hysteroepilepsy. Among them, the term ‘non-epileptic seizures’ is preffered.
Selma Bozkurt Zincir   +2 more
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Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES)

open access: yes, 2023
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are a common presentation to the emergency rooms and neurology departments, and they are difficult to discriminate from epileptic seizures (ES). PNES present as paroxysmal time-limited, alterations in motor, sensory, autonomic, and/or cognitive signs and symptoms, but unlike epilepsy, PNES are not caused by ...
A., Kishk, Nirmeen, B., Nassar, Mai
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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and psychosocial management: A narrative review

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2021
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) is a common disorder that imitates epileptic seizures and has its etiological roots in psychological distress. Due to its “epileptic” similarity, it is often dealt with not only by mental health professionals but ...
Nisha Phakey   +3 more
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