TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
T2 - Acute change in event frequency after presentation of the diagnosis
AU - Tomaszewski Farias, Sarah E
AU - Thieman, Catherine
AU - Alsaadi, Taoufik M.
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - Seizure frequency during inpatient video EEG monitoring was examined before and after the diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) was presented to patients (N = 22). A control group of 10 patients with epileptic seizures (ES) were also followed from pre- to postdiagnosis. The number of PNES or ES within the 24-hour period prior to diagnosis was compared with the number of events that occurred within the 24-hour period after presentation of the diagnosis. Findings indicate that patients with PNES had a significant decrease in the frequency of events after diagnosis, while those with ES showed no change in event frequency after diagnosis. Eighteen of twenty-two patients with PNES had no further events during an acute follow-up period. Results suggest that providing patients with a diagnosis of PNES appears to reduce the acute frequency of PNES and may be an important first step in the long-term remediation of PNES. Long-term follow-up is needed to determine if such feedback alters the course of the disorder.
AB - Seizure frequency during inpatient video EEG monitoring was examined before and after the diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) was presented to patients (N = 22). A control group of 10 patients with epileptic seizures (ES) were also followed from pre- to postdiagnosis. The number of PNES or ES within the 24-hour period prior to diagnosis was compared with the number of events that occurred within the 24-hour period after presentation of the diagnosis. Findings indicate that patients with PNES had a significant decrease in the frequency of events after diagnosis, while those with ES showed no change in event frequency after diagnosis. Eighteen of twenty-two patients with PNES had no further events during an acute follow-up period. Results suggest that providing patients with a diagnosis of PNES appears to reduce the acute frequency of PNES and may be an important first step in the long-term remediation of PNES. Long-term follow-up is needed to determine if such feedback alters the course of the disorder.
KW - Nonepileptic seizures
KW - Psychogenic seizures
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U2 - 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00143-4
DO - 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00143-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 12899864
AN - SCOPUS:0042921351
VL - 4
SP - 424
EP - 429
JO - Epilepsy and Behavior
JF - Epilepsy and Behavior
SN - 1525-5050
IS - 4
ER -