Title
Evaluation of pseudoseizures. A psychiatric perspective.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1993
Abstract
Two subgroups of patients with psychogenic pseudoseizures were identified among 20 neurology patients referred for consultation to rule out pseudoseizures. Patients with pseudo complex partial seizures were found to have primarily dissociative symptoms with guilt-laden bereavement as an important precursor. Patients with pseudo grand mal type seizures appeared to have developed their illness in the context of longstanding personality traits. Diagnostic and prognostic implications of these findings are discussed.
Publication Title
Psychosomatics
First Page
70
Last Page
79
Recommended Citation
Ramchandani, D., & Schindler, B. (1993). Evaluation of pseudoseizures. A psychiatric perspective.. Psychosomatics, 34 (1), 70-79. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-3182(93)71929-5