psychogenic nonepileptic seizure


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psychogenic nonepileptic seizure

Abbreviation: PNES
The academically preferred term for
pseudoseizure.
See also: seizure
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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) are a condition resembling epileptic seizures but are not accompanied by a physiological disorder (2).
Comparison of cognitive impairment between patients having epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Many patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) dismiss the idea that their seizures are psychogenic, especially if the correct diagnosis comes after years of treatment for epilepsy.
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: ways to win over skeptical patients; To best help them, clearly explain the diagnosis and treat underlying disorders
Psychopathology and outcome in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Clinical Profile of Patients with Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures in Puerto Rico
KEYWORDS psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, emotional processing, emotion regulation
Crises psychogenes non epileptiques: etat des connaissances et apports de l'evaluation des traitements emotionnels
Abbreviations: AED = antiepileptic drug, CBT = cognitive behavioral therapy, ECoE = Epilepsy Centers of Excellence, EEG = electroencephalogram, FY = fiscal year, ICD-9-CM = International Classification of Diseases-9th Revision-Clinical Modification, IOM = Institute of Medicine, OEF = Operation Enduring Freedom, OIF = Operation Iraqi Freedom, OND = Operation New Dawn, PBM = Pharmacy Benefits Management, PNES = psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder, TBI = traumatic brain injury, VA = Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA = Veterans Health Administration, VSSC = VHA Support Service Center.
Characteristics of veterans diagnosed with seizures within veterans health administration
Induction of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures without placebo.
To provoke or not provoke: ethical considerations in the epilepsy monitoring unit
Table Characteristics of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Characteristic Comment Duration May be prolonged Timing Usually occur only during the day Physical harm Rare Tongue biting Rare Urinary incontinence Rare Motor activity Prolonged Cyanosis No Postictal confusion Rare Related to medication changes No Interictal EEG Normal Ictal EEG Normal Presence of secondary gain Common EEG: electroencephalography Source: References 4, 10, 11, 13
Epilepsy or something else?
Pseudoseizures (also referred to as psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, nonepileptic seizures, nonepileptic events, or psychogenic seizures) are seizures that resemble epileptic seizures, but do not result from an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain, as with epileptic seizures.
All in your head: a comprehensive approach to somatoform disorders in adult disability claims
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can benefit patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), according to a new study.
Cognitive therapy can ease nonepileptic seizures
Frequency of panic symptoms in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Crisis psicogenas no epilepticas en psiquiatria infantil
Veterans are at higher risk for developing epilepsy than nonveterans because of an increased likelihood of traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder (4); these conditions are also associated with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (events caused by psychological distress that resemble seizures, but are not associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain).
National Epilepsy Awareness Month and Veterans Day, November 11, 2016
Young people diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures have significantly more medical, neurologic, and psychiatric diagnoses; use more medications and medical services, and report having experienced significantly more adversity than did their siblings, according to a study of the biopsychosocial risk factor profile of pediatric sufferers.
Psychogenic seizures linked to anxiety, depression

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