Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and epilepsy

Journal: Zhurnal Nevrologii I Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova
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Abstract

We studied 1100 patients with suspected epilepsy. The study included evaluation of anamnesis, clinical and neurological examination, routine EEG and/or video-EEG-monitoring, MRT of the brain. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) were diagnosed in 68 cases. Algorithms of diagnostic and treatment of PNES were described and analyzed.

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