Evidence for epilepsy is rare in patients with psychogenic seizures

Ronald P. Lesser; Hans Lueders; Dudley S. Dinner

doi:10.1212/wnl.33.4.502

Evidence for epilepsy is rare in patients with psychogenic seizures

Ronald P. Lesser, Hans Lueders, Dudley S. Dinner

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

133 Scopus citations

Abstract

We documented psychogenic seizures in 50 of 79 patients referred for differentiation between psychogenic and epileptic seizures. Only 5 of these 50 had, in addition, EEG evidence for epilepsy. In patients with documented psychogenic seizures, a second diagnosis of epilepsy should not be made without definite EEG support.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	502-504
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.33.4.502
State	Published - Apr 1983
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology

Access to Document

10.1212/wnl.33.4.502

Cite this

@article{215455136d1d45f299bf377b25af0669,

title = "Evidence for epilepsy is rare in patients with psychogenic seizures",

abstract = "We documented psychogenic seizures in 50 of 79 patients referred for differentiation between psychogenic and epileptic seizures. Only 5 of these 50 had, in addition, EEG evidence for epilepsy. In patients with documented psychogenic seizures, a second diagnosis of epilepsy should not be made without definite EEG support.",

author = "Lesser, {Ronald P.} and Hans Lueders and Dinner, {Dudley S.}",

year = "1983",

month = apr,

doi = "10.1212/wnl.33.4.502",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "33",

pages = "502--504",

journal = "Neurology",

issn = "0028-3878",

publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Evidence for epilepsy is rare in patients with psychogenic seizures

AU - Lesser, Ronald P.

AU - Lueders, Hans

AU - Dinner, Dudley S.

PY - 1983/4

Y1 - 1983/4

N2 - We documented psychogenic seizures in 50 of 79 patients referred for differentiation between psychogenic and epileptic seizures. Only 5 of these 50 had, in addition, EEG evidence for epilepsy. In patients with documented psychogenic seizures, a second diagnosis of epilepsy should not be made without definite EEG support.

AB - We documented psychogenic seizures in 50 of 79 patients referred for differentiation between psychogenic and epileptic seizures. Only 5 of these 50 had, in addition, EEG evidence for epilepsy. In patients with documented psychogenic seizures, a second diagnosis of epilepsy should not be made without definite EEG support.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0020681332&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0020681332&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1212/wnl.33.4.502

DO - 10.1212/wnl.33.4.502

M3 - Article

C2 - 6682199

AN - SCOPUS:0020681332

SN - 0028-3878

VL - 33

SP - 502

EP - 504

JO - Neurology

JF - Neurology

IS - 4

ER -

Evidence for epilepsy is rare in patients with psychogenic seizures

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this