Diagnosis of hysterical seizures in epileptic patients
| Autor: | Quesney Lf, Ramani Sv, Olson D, Gumnit Rj |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hysteria Electroencephalography Diagnosis Differential Hysterical seizures Pharmacotherapy Seizures Humans Medicine Hysterical personality Conversion disorder Epilepsy Conversion reaction medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Coping techniques Psychiatry and Mental health Etiology Female business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Psychiatry. 137:705-709 |
| ISSN: | 1535-7228 0002-953X |
| Popis: | The coexistence of epileptic and hysterical seizures in the same patient is not rare and creates problems in diagnosis and management. The authors used simultaneous video-EEG monitoring to document the diagnosis of hysterical seizures in 9 epileptic patients; clear-cut hysterical seizures were seen in all 9. The authors used individualized re-educative psychotherapy to teach patients alternative coping techniques and discharged them on minimum dosages of anticonvulsants. None of the patients had a classical hysterical personality, which suggests that conversion reaction is a more appropriate diagnosis, The etiology of "hysterical" seizures varies; the authors emphasize individualized treatment and long-term follow-up. |
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