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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures after Head Injury : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Centurión, Estela
D'Alessio, Luciana
Scévola, Laura
Kochen, Silvia
Saferstein, Dario
Consalvo, Damián
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-10-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) are diagnosed when disruptive changes in behaviour, thinking, or emotion resemble epileptic seizures (ESs), but no paroxysmal discharges are seen on electroencephalogram (EEG) and do not originate from another medical illness.
The gold standard for PNES diagnosis is video electroencephalogram (Video-EEG).
PNESs are defined by modern psychiatry as conversion and dissociative disorders but these disorders may coexist with many others psychiatric disorders, including depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and personality disorders.
It is well known that epileptic seizures are a frequent and well-studied complication of traumatic head injury (THI).
However, THI may also generate psychic symptoms including PNES.
In this paper we describe a patient who developed PNES after THI in a bus accident and received a diagnosis of refractory epilepsy for 24 years until she underwent Video-EEG.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Scévola, Laura& D'Alessio, Luciana& Saferstein, Dario& Centurión, Estela& Consalvo, Damián& Kochen, Silvia. 2009. Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures after Head Injury : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Scévola, Laura…[et al.]. Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures after Head Injury : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Scévola, Laura& D'Alessio, Luciana& Saferstein, Dario& Centurión, Estela& Consalvo, Damián& Kochen, Silvia. Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures after Head Injury : A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492573
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492573