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Death of a loved one: A potential risk factor for onset of functional seizures.
Watson, Meagan; Cook, Kimberlyn; Sillau, Stefan; Greenwell, Elizabeth; Libbon, Randi; Strom, Laura.
Afiliação
  • Watson M; Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: Meagan.watson@cuanschutz.edu.
  • Cook K; Department of Environmental Health and Safety, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Sillau S; Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Greenwell E; Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
  • Libbon R; Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • Strom L; Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Epilepsy Behav ; 155: 109769, 2024 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38636145
ABSTRACT
Functional seizures (FS) are a symptom of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), the second most common neurological diagnosis made worldwide. Childhood trauma is associated with the development of FS, but more research is needed to truly understand the effects of trauma on FS onset. A sample of 256 responses by adults with FS to the Childhood Traumatic Events Scale were analyzed using a Cox proportional hazard model. When investigating each unique childhood traumatic exposure and its associated self-reported severity together, experiencing death of a loved one and experiencing violence were significantly associated with FS onset, suggesting reduced time from trauma exposure to first FS. Death of a loved one in childhood is often overlooked as an influential risk factor for future development of serious mental illnesses such as FS. In this study we show death of a loved one in childhood should be considered as an influential traumatic experience and recommend FND researchers examine its prevalence in patient histories and the potential effects on attachment-related processes and clinical treatment formulations. We recommend future studies incorporate loss of a loved one during childhood (before age 18) in both quantitative and qualitative assessments of persons with FND.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Convulsões Limite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Epilepsy Behav Assunto da revista: CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO / NEUROLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Convulsões Limite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Epilepsy Behav Assunto da revista: CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO / NEUROLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article