Minimum requirements for the diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a staged approach: a report from the International League Against Epilepsy …

WC LaFrance Jr, GA Baker, R Duncan… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
An international consensus group of clinician‐researchers in epilepsy, neurology,
neuropsychology, and neuropsychiatry collaborated with the aim of develo** clear …

Psychological and psychiatric aspects of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES): a systematic review

RJ Brown, M Reuber - Clinical Psychology Review, 2016 - Elsevier
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are common in neurological settings and often
associated with considerable distress and disability. The psychological mechanisms …

Psychogenic seizures

RP Lesser - Neurology, 1996 - neurology.org
A subgroup of the patients seen for the treatment of seizures are patients who do not have
epilepsy. These may constitute some 20% of patients at epilepsy referral centex 2 A ss …

Functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of functional neurological disorders (conversion disorder)

V Voon, AE Cavanna, K Coburn… - The Journal of …, 2016 - psychiatryonline.org
Much is known regarding the physical characteristics, comorbid symptoms, psychological
makeup, and neuropsychological performance of patients with functional neurological …

The clinical features and prognosis of pseudoseizures diagnosed using video‐EEG telemetry

H Meierkord, BW DM, DF MD, S Shorvon - Neurology, 1991 - neurology.org
A total of 110 patients underwent diagnostic evaluation for attacks of uncertain origin by
means of video-EEG telemetry and had a diagnosis of pseudoseizures confirmed. Eighty-six …

A review of mild head trauma. Part II: Clinical implications

LM Binder - Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract In Binder et al.(1997) a meta-analytic review revealed a small effect size attributable
to a history of mild head trauma (MHT). The results suggested a weak association between …

[HTML][HTML] Non-epileptic seizures: patients' understanding and reaction to the diagnosis and impact on outcome

S Carton, PJ Thompson, JS Duncan - Seizure, 2003 - Elsevier
Rationale: The study aim was to assess patients' understanding of and reaction to a
diagnosis of non-epileptic attack disorder and to explore whether these factors contribute to …

A review of diagnostic techniques in the differential diagnosis of epileptic and nonepileptic seizures

DE Cragar, DTR Berry, TA Fakhoury, JE Cibula… - Neuropsychology …, 2002 - Springer
The diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is complex. Long-term
electroencephalogram monitoring with video recording (video EEG) is the most common …

Quality of life in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

JP Szaflarski, C Hughes, M Szaflarski, DM Ficker… - …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) are events that alter or seem to alter
the neurologic function and, in their appearance, resemble epileptic seizures (ESs). In …

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures—diagnostic issues: a critical review

NMG Bodde, JL Brooks, GA Baker, PAJM Boon… - Clinical neurology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this review we systematically assess our current knowledge about psychogenic non-
epileptic seizures (PNES), epidemiology, etiology, with an emphasis on the diagnostic …