Abstract:
BACKGROUND:In patients with active epilepsy, adverse medication effects and severity of depression are correlated with health-related quality of life, but seizure frequency is not. We sought to examine if the same pattern exists in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). METHODS:We administered seizure calendars, quality of life (QOL) scales, depression scales, and symptom checklists to 49 patients with video EEG-confirmed PNES. Data analysis consisted of performing Pearson correlation coefficients, scatter plots, and t tests. RESULTS:Depression and symptom scores significantly increased as health-related QOL scores decreased (partial correlation coefficient r = -0.73 for both comparisons), whereas seizure count was nonsignificant (partial correlation coefficient r = -0.19). CONCLUSIONS:As is seen in epilepsy, patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures demonstrate that higher depressive symptoms and somatic symptoms are independently related to worsening quality of life (QOL); however, seizure frequency is not. Seizure frequency is an important focus in patient care and treatment trials. The findings underscore the importance of, along with seizure counts, also examining QOL, depression, and somatic symptoms in patients with seizures.
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Neurologyjournal_title
Neurologyauthors
LaFrance WC Jr,Syc Sdoi
10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181b04c83subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-08-04 00:00:00pages
366-71issue
5eissn
0028-3878issn
1526-632Xpii
73/5/366journal_volume
73pub_type
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