Reliability of reported peri-ictal behavior to identify psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

ConclusionsQuantitative analysis of patient- and observer-reported peri-ictal behaviors objectively changed the likelihood that a patient’s seizures were psychogenic, but these reports were not reliable enough to be diagnostic in isolation. Instead, our scores may identify patients with “probable” PNES that, in the right clinical context, may warrant further diagnostic assessment.

Source: Seizure - March 6, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research