Factitious psychogenic nonepileptic paroxysmal episodes

Factitious psychogenic nonepileptic paroxysmal episodes

Mistaking psychogenic nonepileptic paroxysmal episodes (PNEPEs) for epileptic seizures (ES) is potentially dangerous, and certain features should alert physicians to a possible PNEPE diagnosis. Psychogenic nonepileptic paroxysmal episodes due to factitious seizures carry particularly high risks of m...

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Main Authors: Alissa Romano, Saeed Alqahtani, James Griffith, Mohamad Z. Koubeissi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Subjects:
Epilepsy
Psychogenic nonepileptic paroxysmal episodes
Pseudoseizures
Factitious disorder
Video-EEG
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323214000413

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