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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Non-epileptic attack disorder: the importance of diagnosis and treatment.

Jon Mark Dickson, Marian Peacock, Richard A Grünewald, Stephanie Howlett, Paul Bissell, Markus Reuber

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The P2X7 Receptor as a Mechanistic Biomarker for Epilepsy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jon Mark DicksonAcademic Unit of Primary Medical Care, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-2714
Marian PeacockThe University of Sheffield, ScHaRR, Sheffield, UK.
Richard A GrünewaldSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
Stephanie HowlettDepartment of Neurology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
Paul BissellSection of Public Health, ScHARR, The University of Sheffield, UK.
Markus ReuberAcademic Neurology Unit, University of Sheffield, UK.
University of Sheffield · GBSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman was taken to hospital by emergency ambulance during her first seizure. She was admitted to hospital, treated with intravenous diazepam, diagnosed with epilepsy and started on antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy. This was ineffective so she was referred to a tertiary centre where she underwent video EEG and was diagnosed with non-epileptic attack disorder. Her experience of the diagnosis was positive; it allowed her to understand what was happening to her and to understand the link between her seizures, adverse childhood experiences and the death of her mother. She stopped taking AEDs and she was referred to a psychologist which led to a significant improvement in her functioning and quality of life. We present this case as a good example of the benefits of accurate diagnosis, clear explanation and access to specialist care.

Indexed as

Disease ManagementFemaleHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSeizuresStress, Psychological

Identifiers

PMID28249881
PMCPMC5353491
OpenAlexW2592393805

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