Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder

S Aybek, DL Perez - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND), previously regarded as a diagnosis of exclusion, is
now a rule-in diagnosis with available treatments. This represents a major step toward …

Treatment approaches for functional neurological disorders in children

A Vassilopoulos, S Mohammad, L Dure… - … Treatment Options in …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a multi-network brain
disorder that encompasses a broad range of neurological symptoms. FND is common in …

How to distinguish seizures from non‐epileptic manifestations

A Leibetseder, M Eisermann… - Epileptic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The first and most important step in establishing diagnosis of epilepsy consists of careful
history taking from patients and witnesses. The clinical evaluation of the event will lead the …

Functional (psychogenic) neurological disorders: assessment and acute management in the emergency department

JR Anderson, V Nakhate, CD Stephen… - Seminars in …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Functional neurological disorders (FND) are complex and prevalent neuropsychiatric
conditions. Importantly, some patients with FND develop acute onset symptoms requiring …

Dissociative seizures in the emergency room: room for improvement

O Cengiz, J Jungilligens, R Michaelis… - Journal of Neurology …, 2024 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Dissociative seizures, also known as functional or psychogenic non-epileptic
seizures, account for 11%–27% of all emergency seizure presentations. Misdiagnosis as …

Using semiology to classify epileptic seizures vs psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a meta-analysis

S Muthusamy, U Seneviratne, C Ding… - Neurology: Clinical …, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives A misdiagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES)
and epileptic seizures (ES) is common. In the absence of the diagnostic gold standard …

Epileptic vs psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a video-based survey

D Wasserman, M Herskovitz - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Psychogenic non epileptic seizures (PNES) are present in up to 30% of patients undergoing
video EEG. Delay in PNES diagnosis is an average of 7.2 years. Patients are exposed to …

Predictive semiology of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in an epilepsy monitoring unit

AJ Duncan, I Peric, R Boston, U Seneviratne - Journal of Neurology, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is a common
clinical dilemma. We sought to assess the diagnostic value of four ictal signs commonly …

Desafíos diagnósticos en epilepsia

KG Hampel, M Garcés-Sánchez… - Rev. neurol.(Ed …, 2019 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
Introducción. Las crisis epilépticas y la epilepsia son parte de la práctica clínica diaria en
neurología. No obstante, el número de diagnósticos falsos positivos es sorprendentemente …

Knowledge and emotional attitudes of health care practitioners regarding patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

TS Saker, M Katson, SE Herskovitz… - Arquivos de Neuro …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Background Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) are paroxysmal events that
resemble epileptic seizures without concomitant changes in electroencephalograms (EEGs) …