Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
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Resumo: | 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. Ninety-eight patients underwent intensive and prolonged video-electroencephalographic (VEEG) monitoring; out of these, a total of 28 patients presented PNES during monitoring. Epilepsy was defined as present when the patient presented epileptic seizures during VEEG monitoring or when, although not presenting epileptic seizures during monitoring, the patient presented unequivocal interictal epileptiform discharges. The frequency of epilepsy in patients with PNES was 50% (14 patients). Our findings suggest that the frequency of epilepsy in patients with PNES is much higher than that of previous studies, and point out the need, at least in some cases, for prolonging the evaluation of patients with PNES who have clinical histories indicating epilepsy. |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizuresPNESpsychogenic non-epileptic seizurespseudoseizuresepilepsyThe 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. Ninety-eight patients underwent intensive and prolonged video-electroencephalographic (VEEG) monitoring; out of these, a total of 28 patients presented PNES during monitoring. Epilepsy was defined as present when the patient presented epileptic seizures during VEEG monitoring or when, although not presenting epileptic seizures during monitoring, the patient presented unequivocal interictal epileptiform discharges. The frequency of epilepsy in patients with PNES was 50% (14 patients). Our findings suggest that the frequency of epilepsy in patients with PNES is much higher than that of previous studies, and point out the need, at least in some cases, for prolonging the evaluation of patients with PNES who have clinical histories indicating epilepsy.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2010-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000200003Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.68 n.2 2010reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2010000200003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMarchetti,Renato LuizKurcgant,DanielaGallucci-Neto,JoséVon Bismark,Mary AnnFiore,Lia Arnoeng2010-04-28T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2010000200003Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2010-04-28T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures Marchetti,Renato Luiz PNES psychogenic non-epileptic seizures pseudoseizures epilepsy |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
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Epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
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Marchetti,Renato Luiz |
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Marchetti,Renato Luiz Kurcgant,Daniela Gallucci-Neto,José Von Bismark,Mary Ann Fiore,Lia Arno |
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Kurcgant,Daniela Gallucci-Neto,José Von Bismark,Mary Ann Fiore,Lia Arno |
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Marchetti,Renato Luiz Kurcgant,Daniela Gallucci-Neto,José Von Bismark,Mary Ann Fiore,Lia Arno |
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PNES psychogenic non-epileptic seizures pseudoseizures epilepsy |
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PNES psychogenic non-epileptic seizures pseudoseizures epilepsy |
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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. Ninety-eight patients underwent intensive and prolonged video-electroencephalographic (VEEG) monitoring; out of these, a total of 28 patients presented PNES during monitoring. Epilepsy was defined as present when the patient presented epileptic seizures during VEEG monitoring or when, although not presenting epileptic seizures during monitoring, the patient presented unequivocal interictal epileptiform discharges. The frequency of epilepsy in patients with PNES was 50% (14 patients). Our findings suggest that the frequency of epilepsy in patients with PNES is much higher than that of previous studies, and point out the need, at least in some cases, for prolonging the evaluation of patients with PNES who have clinical histories indicating epilepsy. |
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