History of violence/maltreatment and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are paroxysmal alterations of behavior that resemble epileptic seizures but lack a neurobiological origin and are not associated with electrophysiological ictal abnormalities [1]. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th revision (DSM-5) [2], PNES are spread in the realm of conversion disorders, referring to patients who experience neurological symptoms in the absence of neurological disease, and in the category of dissociative identity disorders.

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - July 12, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Massimiliano Beghi, Le Zhang, Ettore Beghi, Giorgia Giussani, Giuseppe Erba, Elisa Longinetti, Brian M. D'Onofrio, Elisa Bianchi, Fang Fang, Torbjorn Tomson, Zheng Chang Source Type: research