Functional neurological disorder: new subtypes and shared mechanisms

M Hallett, S Aybek, BA Dworetzky, L McWhirter… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Functional neurological disorder is common in neurological practice. A new approach to the
positive diagnosis of this disorder focuses on recognisable patterns of genuinely …

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 …

Timing of referral to evaluate for epilepsy surgery: Expert Consensus Recommendations from the Surgical Therapies Commission of the International League Against …

L Jehi, N Jette, CS Kwon, CB Josephson… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Epilepsy surgery is the treatment of choice for patients with drug‐resistant seizures. A timely
evaluation for surgical candidacy can be life‐saving for patients who are identified as …

Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus: epidemiology and associated risks

J Jungilligens, R Michaelis, S Popkirov - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To determine the epidemiology of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
(pPNES) misdiagnosed as status epilepticus, as well as the risks associated with non …

Incidence and prevalence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (functional seizures): a systematic review and an analytical study

AA Asadi-Pooya - International Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) or functional seizures are universal
phenomena. However, data on their epidemiology is limited. The aim of the current study …

Mortality in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures a population-based cohort study

L Zhang, E Beghi, T Tomson, M Beghi… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives To compare mortality, comorbidities and causes of death in people with
psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), epilepsy and the general population. Methods …

The costs of epilepsy in Australia: A productivity-based analysis

E Foster, Z Chen, E Zomer, M Rychkova, P Carney… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the health economic burden of epilepsy for Australians of working
age by using life table modeling and to model whether improved seizure control may result …

The psychiatric comorbidities of migraine in children and adolescents

J Ziplow - Current pain and headache reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Understanding comorbidities in migraine is important because it
can help us understand disease pathophysiology while also aiding the development of more …

[HTML][HTML] Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure: An empathetic, practical approach

BBS Tilahun, JF Bautista - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2022 - ccjm.org
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES) is often misdiagnosed as epilepsy, leading to
unnecessary treatments and procedures, as well as failure to engage patients in needed …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of a video/audio-based epilepsy monitoring system Nelli

P Basnyat, J Mäkinen, JT Saarinen, J Peltola - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of a semi-automated hybrid
video/audio-based epilepsy monitoring system (Nelli®) in a home setting. Methods In this …