Can cortical silent period and motor threshold be practical parameters in the comparison of patients with generalized epilepsy and patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures?.
Eur Neurol
; 69(1): 41-7, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
This study aimed to compare the cortical excitability of patients with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCSs) and that of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNESs).METHODS:
Patients were classified into groups according to their electroencephalogram (EEG) findings and seizure types group 1 = GTCS with an abnormal EEG, group 2 = GTCS with a normal EEG and group 3 = PNES with a normal EEG. The control group included healthy volunteers with normal EEGs. Cortical silent period (CSP) and motor threshold (MT) were measured for all groups and the results were compared.RESULTS:
CSPs were significantly prolonged in groups 1 and 2 when compared with group 3 and the control group. No differences were found between the MT measurements of all groups.CONCLUSION:
The prolongation of CSP may demonstrate the differences between the pathophysiological mechanisms of GTCS and those of PNES.
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Asunto principal:
Convulsiones
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Corteza Cerebral
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Epilepsia Generalizada
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Electroencefalografía
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Revista:
Eur Neurol
Año:
2013
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