INVESTIGADORES
KOCHEN Sara Silvia
artículos
Título:
Psychiatric disorders in patients withpsychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Autor/es:
LUCIANA DALESSIO A,B,*, BRENDA GIAGANTE A,B, SILVIA ODDO A,B,CWALTER SILVA WA,B, PATRÝ´CIA SOLÝ ´S A,B, DAMIA´N CONSALVO SILVIA KOCHEN
Revista:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE B. V.
Referencias:
Año: 2006 p. 333 - 339
Resumen:
Summary
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).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.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.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.
# 2006 British Epilepsy Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.2006 British Epilepsy Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.