Progression on diagnosis and treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizure

CHE Xiang⁃qian; WANG Gang; LIN Guo⁃zhen

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2023.05.010

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery (May 2023)

Progression on diagnosis and treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizure

CHE Xiang⁃qian,
WANG Gang,
LIN Guo⁃zhen

Affiliations

CHE Xiang⁃qian: Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
WANG Gang: Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
LIN Guo⁃zhen: Department of Clinical Psychiatry, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2023.05.010
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23, no. 5
pp. 439 – 442

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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES) is a common functional neurological disorder with complex neuropsychiatric etiology and clinical characteristics. Its diagnosis is mainly based on medical history and symptomatology, which is easily to misdiagnosis in clinical practice. Pay attention to distinguish it from epilepsy, and reduce or completely eliminate seizures. This review introduces the latest advances from four aspects: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of PNES, to help clinicians diagnose and treat PNES effectively in clinical practice, improving patients' life quality.

Published in Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery

ISSN: 1672-6731 (Print)
Publisher: Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn

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