Differentiating PNES from Epilepsy- a case report
Abstract
Introduction PNEA- Psychogenic Non-Epileptic seizures resemble epileptic seizures, have no electrophysiological correlate or clinical evidence for epilepsy, whereas there is positive evidence for psychogenic factors that may have caused the seizure. The clinical presentation usually includes convulsive movements, tremor of the whole body, or just some of the parts, loss of awareness, unresponsiveness and sometimes amnesia. ( N.M.G. Bodde, J.L. Brooks, G.A. Baker, P.A.J.M. Boon, J.G.M. Hendriksen, O.G. Mulder, A.P. Aldenkamp, Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures—Definition, etiology, treatment and prognostic issues: A critical review, Seizure, Volume 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 543-553, ISSN 1059-1311, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2009.06.006.). We were called for a psychiatric consultation for a 35 year old female patient who presented to the Emergency service of our hospital with a history of severe headache unresponsive to painkillers, seizures and a panic attack. A few days prior to this visit she was hospitalized in the Department of Neurology of a different hospital under suspicion of hydrocephalus. Objectives The objective of our psychiatric consult was to determine whether the clinical presentation of seizures and headache could be caused by underlying psychological disturbances, rather than by somatic symptoms. Methods We reviewed the patient history and previous medical findings and treatment. Additionally, the patient underwent a series of diagnostic tests, with…
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