Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in the post-anesthesia recovery unit
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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 than epilepsy in the peri-operative setting. Early diagnosis and management may prevent iatrogeni...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0104-0014
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2013.10.005