Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Masel T

Publications

• Case Report
  Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in a Mother and Her Son–Fate or Chance?
  Author(s): Shah V, Hamouda D and Masel TShah V, Hamouda D and Masel T
  
  Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) are defined as typical seizure-like activities or behaviors without cortical epileptiform discharges. The diagnosis of PNES remains a challenge and continuous video electroencephalography (cEEG) remains the gold standard to differentiate between epileptic seizures and PNES. Despite advances made in our understanding of PNES, diagnosing and treating this well-known entity remains a challenge. 25% of patients with seizures will be misdiagnosed as having PNES or epileptic seizures even by certified Neurologists. Do patient characteristics and demographics increase our accuracy to diagnose PNES? We present a case of a mother and her son, both diagnosed with PNES by cEEG monitoring in our epilepsy monitoring unit. While familial prevalence of conversion disorders is reported in the literature, this will be the first case report describing the incide.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001114

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