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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
openaire   +2 more sources

Neuroimaging studies in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: A systematic meta-review

open access: yesNeuroImage: Clinical, 2017
Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures (PNES) are ‘medically unexplained’ seizure-like episodes which superficially resemble epileptic seizures but which are not caused by epileptiform discharges in the brain.
Marco Mcsweeney   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emotional stimuli-provoked seizures potentially misdiagnosed as psychogenic non-epileptic attacks: A case of temporal lobe epilepsy with amygdala enlargement

open access: yesEpilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2018
The association between emotional stimuli and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is largely unknown. Here, we report the case of a depressed, 50-year-old female complaining of episodes of a “spaced out” experience precipitated by emotional stimuli. Psychogenic
Hidetaka Tamune   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

School bullying: an increasingly recognized etiology for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: report of two cases

open access: yesInternational Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2022
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are seizure-like episodes that are not associated with changes on electroencephalogram. They are the result of a wide range of possible psychological stressors including being a victim of bullying.
Laila Alhafez, Amira Masri
doaj   +1 more source

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as a frequent diagnostic problem [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures represent a paroxysmal event followed by a sudden change of behavior, cognition or consciousness, mostly of short duration, which resemble or can be understood as epileptic seizures.
Doličanin Z.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Acute Pain Perception in Patients with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures and its Relationship with Mood Disorders

open access: yes, 2021
Objectives: It has been found that pain response is higher in patients with depression and anxiety and also found higher in the patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).
Gözde AKBABA   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures [PDF]

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2010
The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of epilepsy in patients who presented psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). The evaluation was carried out during intensive VEEG monitoring in a diagnostic center for epilepsy in a university hospital. The difficulties involved in reaching this diagnosis are discussed.
Marchetti, Renato Luiz   +4 more
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Epilepsy and other seizure disorders in acute psychiatric inpatients

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background It is well known that patients with epilepsy have a high rate of psychiatric comorbidity. However, studies exploring epilepsy in psychiatric cohorts are scarce.
Erlend Iversen Nakken   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Work difficulties, work restrictions, and disability benefits in people with functional seizures: A survey study

open access: yesEpilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2023
Purpose: Functional seizures (FS) cause significant long-term disability and clinicians offer differing views on proper work restrictions and qualifications for disability benefits in this population.
Jared Woodward   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report

open access: yes, 2021
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are a functional neurological disorder characterized by time-limited disturbances of sensory-motor control accompanied by an alteration in consciousness, resembling epileptic seizures but with no ictal activity on ...
Gomes Cano, C   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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