Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
Abstract Objective Differentiating status epilepticus (SE) from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (pPNES) can be difficult clinically. We aimed to define the utility of peripheral cell counts, cell ratios, and lactate levels in distinguishing SE from pPNES. Methods Retrospective two‐center...
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| author | Tracie H.L. Tan Paul Sanfilippo Blake Colman Piero Perucca Patrick Kwan Terence J. O'Brien Mastura Monif |
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| description | Abstract Objective Differentiating status epilepticus (SE) from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (pPNES) can be difficult clinically. We aimed to define the utility of peripheral cell counts, cell ratios, and lactate levels in distinguishing SE from pPNES. Methods Retrospective two‐center study investigating the sensitivity and specificity of acute (≤12 h of event offset) peripheral cell counts, cell ratios (neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil–monocyte ratio, monocyte–lymphocyte ratio, platelet–lymphocyte ratio, systemic immune‐inflammatory index [SII], systemic inflammatory response index [SIRI]), and lactate levels in differentiating SE from pPNES. Patients were identified from two tertiary hospitals, with one forming the development cohort and the other the validation cohort. Using generalized additive models to generate biomarker vs time curves, optimal blood collection times were defined for set parameters. Three diagnostic scores combining neutrophil count, SII, or SIRI with lactate levels were developed and validated in separate cohorts. Results For the development cohort, 1262 seizure‐like events were reviewed and 79 SE and 44 pPNES events were included. For the validation cohort, 241 events were reviewed and 20 SE and 11 pPNES events were included. Individually, the biomarkers generally had low sensitivity and reasonable specificity for differentiating SE from pPNES, with the neutrophil count, SIRI, and SII performing best with sensitivities of 0.65–0.84, specificities of 0.64–0.89, and ROC AUCs of 0.78–0.79. Lactate levels peaked at 60 min, while cell counts and ratios peaked after 240 min. Combining early peaking lactate levels and later peaking neutrophil count, SIRI or SII resulted in three scores that improved predictive potential with sensitivities of between 0.75 and 0.79, specificities between 0.93 and 1.00, and ROC AUCs of 0.89–0.91. Significance Lactate levels peak early post‐SE, whereas cell counts and ratios do so later. The differing post‐event time profiles of lactate levels vs neutrophil count, SIRI, and SII allow incorporation into three separate scores which can assist in differentiating SE from pPNES. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b54bbe874484c41aaa91c9a3cdab8c12023-12-01T10:14:22ZengWileyEpilepsia Open2470-92392023-12-01841460147310.1002/epi4.12822Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresTracie H.L. Tan0Paul Sanfilippo1Blake Colman2Piero Perucca3Patrick Kwan4Terence J. O'Brien5Mastura Monif6Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Monash University Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Monash University Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Monash University Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Monash University Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Monash University Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Monash University Melbourne Victoria AustraliaDepartment of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science Monash University Melbourne Victoria AustraliaAbstract Objective Differentiating status epilepticus (SE) from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (pPNES) can be difficult clinically. We aimed to define the utility of peripheral cell counts, cell ratios, and lactate levels in distinguishing SE from pPNES. Methods Retrospective two‐center study investigating the sensitivity and specificity of acute (≤12 h of event offset) peripheral cell counts, cell ratios (neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil–monocyte ratio, monocyte–lymphocyte ratio, platelet–lymphocyte ratio, systemic immune‐inflammatory index [SII], systemic inflammatory response index [SIRI]), and lactate levels in differentiating SE from pPNES. Patients were identified from two tertiary hospitals, with one forming the development cohort and the other the validation cohort. Using generalized additive models to generate biomarker vs time curves, optimal blood collection times were defined for set parameters. Three diagnostic scores combining neutrophil count, SII, or SIRI with lactate levels were developed and validated in separate cohorts. Results For the development cohort, 1262 seizure‐like events were reviewed and 79 SE and 44 pPNES events were included. For the validation cohort, 241 events were reviewed and 20 SE and 11 pPNES events were included. Individually, the biomarkers generally had low sensitivity and reasonable specificity for differentiating SE from pPNES, with the neutrophil count, SIRI, and SII performing best with sensitivities of 0.65–0.84, specificities of 0.64–0.89, and ROC AUCs of 0.78–0.79. Lactate levels peaked at 60 min, while cell counts and ratios peaked after 240 min. Combining early peaking lactate levels and later peaking neutrophil count, SIRI or SII resulted in three scores that improved predictive potential with sensitivities of between 0.75 and 0.79, specificities between 0.93 and 1.00, and ROC AUCs of 0.89–0.91. Significance Lactate levels peak early post‐SE, whereas cell counts and ratios do so later. The differing post‐event time profiles of lactate levels vs neutrophil count, SIRI, and SII allow incorporation into three separate scores which can assist in differentiating SE from pPNES.https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12822lactatelymphocytemonocyteneutrophilPNESseizures |
| spellingShingle | Tracie H.L. Tan Paul Sanfilippo Blake Colman Piero Perucca Patrick Kwan Terence J. O'Brien Mastura Monif Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Epilepsia Open lactate lymphocyte monocyte neutrophil PNES seizures |
| title | Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures |
| title_full | Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures |
| title_fullStr | Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures |
| title_short | Development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures |
| title_sort | development and validation of a peripheral cell ratio and lactate score for differentiating status epilepticus from prolonged psychogenic nonepileptic seizures |
| topic | lactate lymphocyte monocyte neutrophil PNES seizures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12822 |
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