BackgroundPsychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are major challenges for diagnosis and management. The heterogeneity of psychogenic is attributed to diverse psychopathological comorbidities, the causal relationship between PNES underlying psychopathologies still enigmatic.ObjectiveOur objective was study psychiatric comorbidities personality constructs in patients with compare them a control...

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are observable changes in behavior or consciousness that are similar to epileptic seizures but are not associated with electrophysiologic changes. PNES occur in children with underlying psychological distress and are especially frequent in those with epilepsy. Because PNES are heterogeneous, comprehensive treatment tailored to each patient is required to...

Objective: To compare the emotional structure and coping strategies in patients with psychogenic non epileptic seizures, epilepsy and control group. Methods: Among patients with complaining of epilepsy attacks that referred to clinic of Imam Reza (Peace be upon him) in Shiraz, 30 patients with psychogenic non epileptic seizures and 30 patients with epilepsy were selected .A total of 30 patients...

Tore Sørlie Psychiatry Research Group Institute of Clinical Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Tromsø and Clinic for General Psychiatry University Hospital of Northern Norway A man in his forties had been repeatedly assessed over a period of 15 years at neurological departments and specialised epilepsy hospitals. The conclusion was always psychogenic, non-epileptic seizures (PNES...

PURPOSE To examine the risk factors for internalizing (anxiety, depression) and posttraumatic stress (PTSD) disorders, somatization, and anxiety sensitivity (AS) in youth with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). METHODS 55 probands with PNES and 35 siblings, aged 8-18 years, underwent a psychiatric interview, cognitive and language testing, and completed somatization and AS questionnai...

ObjectivePrevious studies showed that patients with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) have poor quality of life (QoL). This study explored the explicative factors QoL at time diagnosis and monitored changes over two years follow-up.MethodsWe evaluated 107 participants a Seizure (PNES), every 6 months for 24 months. Quality (QoL) was using QOLIE-31 SF-36 scales (respectively specific gen...

Although psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are a worldwide phenomenon, most of our knowledge addressing clinical characteristics is based on studies conducted in the USA, Europe, and Australia. There are scarce data about PNES in South American countries. This study provided a detailed analysis of the demographic, clinical, and psychosocial characteristics of 102 Brazilian patients with...

There is evidence that psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) remain underdiagnosed, especially in children and adolescents. Diagnosis of such events is even more difficult in patients that do have epilepsy, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment and, consequently, iatrogenic complications. This study aimed to evaluate possible risk factors in children with epilepsy who had PNES. Seizures...

objective: to compare the emotional structure and coping strategies in patients with psychogenic non epileptic seizures, epilepsy and control group. methods: among patients with complaining of epilepsy attacks that referred to clinic of imam reza (peace be upon him) in shiraz, 30 patients with psychogenic non epileptic seizures and 30 patients with epilepsy were selected .a total of 30 patients...