Abstract Epilepsy is a risk factor for the development of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and comorbid epilepsy recognized as comorbidity in about 10–30% patients with PNES. The combination epileptic nonepileptic poses particular diagnostic challenge. In epilepsy, additional PNES may be suspected on basis their typical semiology. possibility should also considered if fail to respond a...

Background: Serum prolactin level has been used as an alternative determinant to help differentiate epileptic from non-epileptic seizures. We aimed to analyze the association between serum prolactin concentration and epileptic seizure versus febrile seizure as well as seizure duration, single versus multiple seizure attacks and time lapse between seizure onset and blood sampling. Methods: Seven...

PURPOSE To determine efficacy and safety of photic stimulation (PS) during electroencephalography (EEG) in a large group of adult and paediatric patients. METHODS A prospective multicentre National Service Evaluation was performed organised by the joint audit committee of the two UK professional organisations (Association of Neurophysiological Scientists and British Society for Clinical Neuro...

Patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (pseudoseizures) have been diagnosed as having conversion disorder or dissociative disorder. Pseudoseizure patients frequently report a history of physical and sexual abuse, and traumatic experience is considered part of the mechanism for producing dissociation. Pseudoseizures may be a manifestation of dissociative disorder, especially when a his...

Introduction. Dissociative disorders cause significant diagnostic problems. Prolonged dysfunction of this type, particularly paresis and dysesthesia, may be related to unresolved personality disorders. The most frequent forms of psychogenic disorders are limb paresis, headaches, backaches and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). The objective of our study was to compare the personality pro...