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  1. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Paraneoplastic Encephalitis | OriginalPaper

    New-onset seizures misdiagnosed as psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: a case of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis with primary testicular cancer

    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) have an estimated prevalence of 33 per 100,000 individuals with a mean age of 31. It was also found to be around 80% predominantly women, based on a study that followed 367,566 people over 3 years [ 1 ].

  2. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Epileptic Seizure | ReviewPaper

    The role of creatine kinase in distinguishing generalized tonic–clonic seizures from psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and syncope: a retrospective study and meta-analysis of 1300 patients

    The differential diagnosis of transient loss of consciousness requires a differentiation among epileptic seizures, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), and syncope. As all diseases have different pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches …

  3. 01-04-2022 | Video-Electroencephalogram | OriginalPaper

    Predictive semiology of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in an epilepsy monitoring unit

    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are a common diagnostic challenge. PNES is commoner in females and coexists in 2–15% of patients with epilepsy [ 1 – 4 ]. Psychiatric disorders and social stressors are frequent comorbidities [ 3 – 6 ].

  4. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Epileptic Seizure | ReviewPaper

    Clinical differentiation of psychogenic non-epileptic seizure: a practical diagnostic approach

    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) is defined as paroxysmal changes of behavior, motor, sensory, autonomic, cognitive, and/or emotion which are not an epileptic seizure (ES) [ 1 , 2 ]. Despite its relatively simplistic definition, PNES …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Epilepsy | ReviewPaper

    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in the context of concurrent epilepsy – making the right diagnosis

    Epilepsy is a risk factor for the development of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and comorbid epilepsy is recognized as a comorbidity in about 10–30% of patients with PNES. The combination of epileptic and nonepileptic seizures poses a …

  6. Open Access 01-01-2022 | Psychotherapy | OriginalPaper

    Evaluation of a new body-focused group therapy versus a guided self-help group program for adults with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES): a pilot randomized controlled feasibility study

    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are paroxysmal episodes characterized by the loss of voluntary control over body functions that are usually intentional. Non-epileptic seizures resemble epileptic seizures but are not related to abnormal …

  7. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Epileptic Seizure | ReviewPaper

    The first-line management of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in adults in the emergency: a practical approach

    Distinguishing non-epileptic events, especially psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), from epileptic seizures (ES) constitutes a diagnostic challenge. Misdiagnoses are frequent, especially when video-EEG recording, the gold-standard for PNES …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2019 | Epileptic Seizure | ReviewPaper

    Differential diagnosis between epileptic seizures and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures based on semiology

    Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures present as paroxysmal symptoms and signs mimicking epileptic seizures. The gold standard test is the synchronous recording by video, electrocardiogram and electroencephalogram. However, video electroencephalogram …

  9. 01-05-2021 | Status Epilepticus | ReviewPaper

    Pharmacotherapy for Nonconvulsive Seizures and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus

    Most seizures in critically ill patients are nonconvulsive. A significant number of neurological and medical conditions can be complicated by nonconvulsive seizures (NCSs) and nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE), with brain infections …

  10. 01-08-2020 | Epilepsy | OriginalPaper

    Medical comorbidities in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (functional seizures)

    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are characterized by paroxysmal and self-limited events that superficially look like epileptic seizures, without ictal epileptiform discharges; they are associated with psychological problems [ 1 ]. These …

  11. The Double-Edged Sword of Seizures and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus on Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Outcomes

    Patients with SAH are at risk of several primary and secondary causes of brain injury (e.g., vasospasm, delayed cerebral ischemia, seizures/NCSE, salt-wasting, hydrocephalus, etc.). During SAH aneurysm rupture, a spike in intracranial pressure …

  12. Open Access 01-12-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Nonketotic hyperglycemia-related epileptic seizures

  13. 01-12-2020 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | ReviewPaper

    Sex Effects on Coping, Dissociation, and PTSD in Patients With Non-epileptic Seizures

    Non-epileptic seizures (NES) are a subcategory of functional neurological symptom disorders in which patients present with motor and non-motor components of events resembling epileptic seizures but have no corresponding electrical abnormalities …

  14. Open Access 01-09-2020 | Etanercept | Letter

    Non-epileptic seizures in autonomic dysfunction as the initial symptom of COVID-19

  15. 01-12-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Serum NT-pro CNP levels in epileptic seizure, psychogenic non-epileptic seizure, and healthy subjects

    Unlike an epileptic seizure (ES), which is the result of uncontrollable neural excitation in the brain, psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) is a psychological entity that lacks abnormal neuronal discharge [ 1 ]. Seizure semiology is helpful in …

  16. 01-07-2010 | BriefCommunication

    The Use of Placebo as a Provocative Test in the Diagnosis of Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizures

    Psychogenic non epileptic seizures (PNES) are clinical events of psychological nature. Video-electroencephalography monitoring (V-EEGM) is a valuable method for the diagnosis of PNES and may be combined with provocative tests to induce seizures.

  17. 01-09-2017 | ReviewPaper

    Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures

    Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are paroxysms of either altered subjective or objective manifestations that may resemble epileptic seizures (ES), but that do not display abnormal neuronal epileptiform activity. PNES are a conversion …

  18. 01-12-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Epileptic seizures in nonalcoholic Wernicke’s encephalopathy: a case report and literature review

    Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is characterized by eye signs, cerebellar dysfunction, and confusion. Epileptic seizures are rare in nonalcoholic WE. We reviewed the clinical, laboratory, radiological, and prognostic characteristics of nonalcoholic …

  19. 01-03-2017 | ReviewPaper

    The Relationship Between Headaches with Epileptic and Non-epileptic Seizures: a Narrative Review

    Epilepsy and headache are common paroxysmal disorders frequently encountered by neurologists in both inpatient and outpatient settings and may account for up to 20% of all visits to neurologists [ 1 ]. Both are complex, chronic disorders with …

  20. 01-10-2017 | OriginalPaper

    Classification of Focal and Non Focal Epileptic Seizures Using Multi-Features and SVM Classifier

    Identifying epileptogenic zones prior to surgery is an essential and crucial step in treating patients having pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a significant measurement benchmark to assess patients suffering from …

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