Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures

Abstract

Investigators at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, conducted a retrospective analysis of semiologic patterns of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) diagnosed by video EEG in 56 children aged < 18 years (mean age 12.3 yrs; range 2-17 yrs).

Keywords

• psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
• hyperventilation
• pelvic thrusting