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Offering patients choices: A pilot study of interactions in the seizure clinic [PDF]
Using conversation analysis (CA), we studied conversations between one United Kingdom-based epilepsy specialist and 13 patients with seizures in whom there was uncertainty about the diagnosis and for whom different treatment and investigational options ...
Antaki +39 more
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Ictal pain: occurrence, clinical features, and underlying etiologies. [PDF]
PURPOSE: We analyzed a series of patients with ictal pain to estimate its occurrence and characterize the underlying etiologies. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all the long-term video-EEG reports from Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center over a ...
Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar +2 more
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The impact of receiving a diagnosis of Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD): a systematic review [PDF]
Background: Clinicians have reported observations of the immediate cessation of non-epileptic attacks after the diagnosis of NEAD is presented. Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the impact of receiving a diagnosis of NEAD.
Brough, Jenna L. +3 more
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Patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) may exhibit similar clinical features to patients with epileptic seizures (ES). Misdiagnosis of PNES and ES can lead to inappropriate treatment and significant morbidity. This study investigates the
Wenjuan Xiong +4 more
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Health related quality of life of people with non-epileptic seizures: The role of socio-demographic characteristics and stigma [PDF]
Purpose People with non-epileptic seizures (NES) consistently report poorer Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) than people with epilepsy. Yet, unlike in epilepsy, knowledge of how social factors influence the HRQoL of adults with NES is limited.
Lian, O.S. +4 more
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Pseudo-pseudo epileptic seizures: epilepsy or non epileptic seizures? An update
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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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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Can hyper-synchrony in meditation lead to seizures? Similarities in meditative and epileptic brain states [PDF]
Meditation is used worldwide by millions of people for relaxation and stress relief. Given sufficient practice, meditators may also experience a variety of altered states of consciousness.
Lindsay, Shane
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Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures
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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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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