Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in the post-anesthesia recovery unit

Introduction: Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES or “pseudoseizures”) remain an obscure topic in the peri-operative setting. They are sudden and time-limited motor and cognitive disturbances, which mimic epileptic seizures, but are psychogenically mediated. Pseudoseizures occur more frequently...

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Main Authors: Juan A. Ramos, Sorin J. Brull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413002066