Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Previous studies have identified numerous biological, psychological and social characteristics of persons with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) however the strength of many of these factors have not been evaluated to determine which are predictive of the diagnosis compared to those that may only be stereotypes with limited clinical utility. METHOD:A retrospective chart review of persons admitted to our epilepsy monitoring unit over a 6-year period was conducted to examine predictors of a video-EEG confirmed PNES diagnosis. RESULTS:A total of 689 patients had events leading to a diagnosis, 47% (n=324) with PNES only, 12% (n=84) with PNES & Epilepsy and 41% (n=281) with Epilepsy only. Five biological predictors of a PNES only diagnosis were found; number of years with events (OR=1.10), history of head injury (OR=1.91), asthma (OR=2.94), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (OR=1.72) and pain (OR=2.25). One psychological predictor; anxiety (OR=1.72) and two social predictors; being married (OR=1.81) and history of physical/sexual abuse (OR=3.35). Two significant biological predictors of a PNES & Epilepsy diagnosis were found; migraine (OR=1.83) and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (OR=2.17). CONCLUSIONS:Our findings support the importance of considering the biopsychosocial model for the diagnosis and treatment of PNES or PNES with concomitant epilepsy.
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Epilepsy Resjournal_title
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Elliott JO,Charyton Cdoi
10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.09.003subject
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2014-11-01 00:00:00pages
1543-53issue
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0920-1211issn
1872-6844pii
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108pub_type
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2004.05.006
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2004.06.010
更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(96)00014-9
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106379
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type:
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00108-9
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(93)90080-q
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.11.004
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.09.010
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106410
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(99)00046-7
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.09.011
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.08.010
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.07.005
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(99)00080-7
更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.006
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0920-1211(01)00309-6
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106283
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106427
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Epilepsy research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0920-1211(91)90069-r
更新日期:1991-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.04.002
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00