The tendency to have psychogenic non-epileptic attacks out of camera view during long-term video-EEG monitoring
SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY, vol.11, no.6, pp.384-385, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 11 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2002
- Doi Number: 10.1053/seiz.2001.0666
- Journal Name: SEIZURE-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPILEPSY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.384-385
- Keywords: psychogenic non-epileptic seizure, video-EEG monitoring, out of camera, SEIZURES, DIAGNOSIS
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare out of camera view seizure occurrence rates between psychogenic non-epileptic and epileptic seizures during long-term video-EEG monitoring. From 1996 to 2001, 208 adult patients were monitored in 212 sessions, and 196 patients were included in the study. Depending on video-EEG recordings and witnessed accounts, 18 of the patients had no seizures recorded, 160 had epileptic seizures and 18 had psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, four of whom had psychogenic non-epileptic seizures plus true epileptic seizures. Six hundred and ninety two seizures were recorded; 634 of them were epileptic seizures and 58 of them, psychogenic non-epileptic ones. Out of camera attack occurrence was significantly higher in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic attacks compared with epileptic ones (chi-square with Yates correction 19.75, df = 1, P < 0.001). (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd on behalf of BEA Trading Ltd.