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ArticleSeizure2018

Health related quality of life of people with non-epileptic seizures: The role of socio-demographic characteristics and stigma.

Catherine Robson, Lorna Myers, Chrisma Pretorius, Olaug S Lian, Markus Reuber

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Article in Seizure, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07059325 (Accelerated, Left Prefrontal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Functional Seizures; An Open-Label Exploration of Feasibility, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07059325 early_phase1recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Accelerated, Left Prefrontal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Functional Seizures; An Open-Label Exploration of Feasibility, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedical University of South CarolinaRan2025 to 2027Enrolled30ConditionsFunctional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Functional SeizuresArmsTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Iatrogenic harm in functional neurological disorder.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Catherine RobsonDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway. Electronic address: catherine.robson@uit.no.
Lorna MyersThe Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group, 820 Second Avenue, Suite 6C, New York, NY 10017, United States. Electronic address: lmyers@epilepsygroup.com.
Chrisma PretoriusDepartment of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa. Electronic address: chrismapretorius@sun.ac.za.
Olaug S LianDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway. Electronic address: olaug.lian@uit.no.
Markus ReuberAcademic Neurology Unit, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: m.reuber@sheffield.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePeople with non-epileptic seizures (NES) consistently report poorer Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) than people with epilepsy. Yet, unlike in epilepsy, knowledge of how social factors influence the HRQoL of adults with NES is limited. To add to the evidence base, this study explores the relationship between HRQoL and perceived stigma among adults with NES, and the role of socio-demographic characteristics.

methodsData was gathered from a survey of 115 people living with the condition, recruited from online support groups. Participants provided socio-demographic and health-related data and completed a series of questions investigating their HRQoL (QOLIE-31) and stigma perceptions (10-item Epilepsy Stigma Scale).

resultsParticipants were found to experience high levels of perceived stigma (median 5.2, mean 4.9). A significant and moderate inverse correlation was observed between HRQoL and stigma (r

conclusionMore (qualitative and quantitative) research is justified to understand how - and why - those with the condition experience stigmatisation, and the factors that impede and help facilitate the participation of people with NES in education and employment.

Indexed as

Social StigmaAdolescentAdultAgedAnxietyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSeizuresSocial AdjustmentSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultNon-epileptic attack disorderPsychogenic non-epileptic seizuresQuality of lifeSocio-demographic factorsStigma

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PMID29414141
PMCPMC5884310

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