Psychiatric disorders in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, with and without comorbid epilepsy.
Seizure
; 15(5): 333-9, 2006 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study is to describe similarities and differences in epidemiological, psychiatric and semiologic variables between patients with psychogenic none epileptic seizures (PNES) and comorbid epilepsy (mixed PNES), and patients with PNES without comorbid epilepsy (pure PNES).RESULTS:
Forty-three patients with PNES diagnosed by Video-EEG were included. Twenty-four had pure PNES, and ninteen mixed PNES. Female population, age, duration of PNES, psychiatric institutionalization, psychopharmacotherapy, dissociative disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were significantly higher in the pure PNES patients. Suicide attempts, antiepileptic therapy, conversive, affective and personality disorders were frequent in both groups. In the analysis of seizure semiology, the total lack of responsiveness was significantly higher in the mixed PNES group.CONCLUSIONS:
Pure PNES patients showed similarities and differences in the psychiatric profile, with a greater prevalence of dissociative disorders and PTSD, factors related to psychiatric severity.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicofisiológicos
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Convulsões
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Epilepsia
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Transtornos Mentais
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina