| Lyu Li,Liu Chuanxin,Misdiagnosis of conversion disorder with seizure-like episodes: a case report[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2019,32(6):560-561 |
| Misdiagnosis of conversion disorder with seizure-like episodes: a case report |
DOI：10.11886/scjsws20190419001 |
| English keywords:Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures Epilepsy Conversion disorders Video-EEG |
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| The purpose of this report is to provide clinical evidence for the early diagnosis, differentiation and treatment of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). PNES is one of the most common clinical manifestations of conversion disorders, which often occur suddenly with resemble epileptic seizures but without epileptic discharges in the brain when patients are emotionally aroused or suggestive. In this case, a middle-aged woman had several epilepsy-like seizures. By analyzing her medical history and auxiliary examinations, she was diagnosed as “psychogenic non-epileptic seizures of conversion disorders”, and her condition improved after symptomatic treatment. |
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