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2022 Jun 23


Epilepsy Behav

Factors associated with comorbid epilepsy in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A large cohort study.

Authors

Massot-Tarrús A, Joe Yu Y, AlKhateeb M, Mirsattari SM
Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Jun 23:108780.
PMID: 35753900.

Abstract

Comorbid epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) occur in 12-22% of cases and the diagnosis of both simultaneous disorders is challenging. We aimed to identify baseline characteristics that may help distinguish patients with PNES-only from those with comorbid epilepsy.