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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in pediatric population: A review.
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- Clinical features of adolescent-onset functional motor disorders in tertiary movement disorders centers.Journal of neurology · 2026Observational
- Semiological differences of functional seizures between pediatrics and adults: video electroencephalography analysis.Acta epileptologica · 2026Article
- Electroclinical Dissociation in Generalized Epilepsy: A Video-EEG Case From Sub-Saharan Africa.Case reports in medicine · 2026Article
- Recurrent blood-spitting as a somatic presentation of pediatric functional neurological disorder: a case report.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Using a community-based online incentivized survey to describe the healthcare and school-based care of adolescents with functional seizures.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2025Article
- Cognitive Analytic Therapy for Functional/Dissociative Seizures in an Adolescent: Case Report and Mixed-Methods Single-Case Evaluation.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- Telehealth provision of Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) on cognitive and biopsychosocial functioning in pediatric functional neurological disorder.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2025Observational
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- Illness-Promoting Psychological Processes in Children and Adolescents with Functional Neurological Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Brief Report: Psychogenic Nonepileptic Events in Pediatric Patients with Autism or Intellectual Disability.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated With Seizures in Children: A Cross-sectional Analysis.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2023Article
- Gastrointestinal and Autonomic Symptoms-How to Improve the Diagnostic Process in Panayiotopoulos Syndrome?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Treatment Approaches for Functional Neurological Disorders in Children.Current treatment options in neurology · 2022Review
- Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus: epidemiology and associated risks.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2021Article
- Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Status as Refractory, Generalized Hypertonic Posturing: Report of Two Adolescents.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Clinical Classifications of Children With Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizure.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in pediatric population: A review.Brain and behavior · 2019Review
- Evidence-Based Mind-Body Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Functional Neurological Disorder.Harvard review of psychiatryArticle
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Abstract
introductionPsychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are observable abrupt paroxysmal changes in behavior or consciousness that resemble epileptic seizures, but without concurrent electroencephalographic abnormalities.
methodsIn this manuscript, we reviewed literature concerning pediatric PNES and focused on those articles published in the last 10 years, in order to try to understand what the state of the art is at the moment, particularly as regards relationship and differential diagnosis with epilepsy.
resultsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizures have been extensively described in literature mainly in adults and less frequently in children. Despite the potential negative impact of a misdiagnosis (unnecessary investigations and antiepileptic drugs, structured pathological behavioral patterns), in literature there is little information regarding the real prevalence, clinical features, treatment, and outcome of PNES in children and adolescents.
conclusionPsychogenic nonepileptic seizures are common but frequently missed entity in pediatric population. Diagnosis could be difficult, especially in those children who have both epileptic and nonepileptic seizures; video EEG and home video can help clinicians in diagnosis. More studies are needed to better classify PNES in children and facilitate diagnosis and treatment.
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