Introduction. Pseudoseizures involve a group of paroxysmal behavioral symptoms mimicking an epileptic seizure, but without modifications of cerebral electrical activity. Patients and method. In this retrospective stud...Introduction. Pseudoseizures involve a group of paroxysmal behavioral symptoms mimicking an epileptic seizure, but without modifications of cerebral electrical activity. Patients and method. In this retrospective study focusing on mental disorders, 37 patients with pseudoseizures were recorded during video-EEG procedure. Results. According to DSM-IV criteria, 70 percent of the patients had at least one mental disorder when evaluated. Diagnoses were, in decreasing order of frequency: post-traumatic stress disorders, other anxious disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, and mood disorders. Conclusion. The strong association between pseudoseizures and post-traumatic stress disorders is discussed. Our results argue in favor of a systematic evaluation of psychiatric comorbidity.展开更多
文摘Introduction. Pseudoseizures involve a group of paroxysmal behavioral symptoms mimicking an epileptic seizure, but without modifications of cerebral electrical activity. Patients and method. In this retrospective study focusing on mental disorders, 37 patients with pseudoseizures were recorded during video-EEG procedure. Results. According to DSM-IV criteria, 70 percent of the patients had at least one mental disorder when evaluated. Diagnoses were, in decreasing order of frequency: post-traumatic stress disorders, other anxious disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, and mood disorders. Conclusion. The strong association between pseudoseizures and post-traumatic stress disorders is discussed. Our results argue in favor of a systematic evaluation of psychiatric comorbidity.
