Title: Functional seizures across the adult lifespan: female sex, delay to diagnosis and disability

Functional seizures (FS), also known as dissociative or psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) [1-5], are involuntary transient episodes of abnormal behavior with an appearance of a neurologic etiology, for example demonstrating abnormal movements or cognition, and are believed to represent physical manifestations of psychological dysfunction [6-9]. FS differ from epileptic seizures (ES) in their cause and treatment. Prompt diagnosis of FS, generally with ictal video-EEG, has been associated with improved quality of life, seizure control, and healthcare utilization [10-16].

Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - July 25, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Wesley T. Kerr, Siddhika S. Sreenivasan, Corinne H. Allas, Emily A. Janio, Amir H. Karimi, Ishita Dubey, Shannon R. D'Ambrosio, Jena M. Smith, Jerome Engel, Jamie D. Feusner, John M. Stern Source Type: research