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Semiological Classification Of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures., Ali Akbar Asadi-Pooya, Jennifer Tinker, Elizabeth W. Fletman
Semiological Classification Of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures., Ali Akbar Asadi-Pooya, Jennifer Tinker, Elizabeth W. Fletman
Department of Neurology Faculty Papers
PURPOSE: We classified patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) according to a newly proposed classification system. Then, we investigated the demographic and clinical differences between various classes of the patients.
METHODS: We retrospectively investigated all patients with PNESs admitted to the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center from 2012 through 2016. We classified the patients into four distinct classes: patients with generalized motor seizures, patients with akinetic seizures, patients with focal motor seizures, and patients with seizures with subjective symptoms. All patients were interviewed by a neuropsychologist and were administered psychological assessment measures, including questions about PNES risk factors. For the statistical …