Ictal characteristics of pseudoseizures
J. R. Gates, V. Ramani, S. Whalen and R. Loewenson
The spontaneous pseudoseizures resembling tonic-clonic seizures in 25
patients were recorded on simultaneous videotape and electroencephalograms
and were compared with the seizures recorded from 25 patients with true
tonic-clonic epileptic events. The goal of the comparison was to identify
bedside clinical criteria to assist in differentiating between the two
groups. The variables of age, sex, and selected physical manifestations of
the events were compared for the two groups by appropriate statistical
methods, including a multivariate step-wise discriminate analysis.
Significant differences between the two groups of seizures were identified
for several variables, and most strikingly for the character of upper and
lower extremity movements, the time of vocalization during the event, the
character of pelvic movements, and the nature of body tone during the
events. Useful bedside criteria for distinguishing a pseudoseizure from a
tonic-clonic seizure were identified.
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Provocative Techniques Should Be Used for the Diagnosis of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
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Davis
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Ictal Cognitive Assessment of Partial Seizures and Pseudoseizures
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Quality of Life Perception in Patients With Intractable Epilepsy or Pseudoseizures
Breier et al.
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Pseudoseizures in Social and Cultural Context
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