Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are a functional neurological disorder characterized by time-limited disturbances of sensory-motor control accompanied by an alteration in consciousness, resembling epileptic seizures but with no ictal activity on electroencephalogram. Because psychogenic non-epil...

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Autores principales:	Cláudia Gomes Cano, Ana Catarina Serrano, Sandra Pires, Andreia Pereira
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Publicado:	Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria 2021
Materias:	Pediatrics RJ1-570 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f7a1d26f0b8e45f5ae0a22f4a8125dbf2021-11-04T15:21:26ZPsychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report2184-33332184-4453https://doaj.org/article/f7a1d26f0b8e45f5ae0a22f4a8125dbf2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pjp.spp.pt/article/view/21311https://doaj.org/toc/2184-3333https://doaj.org/toc/2184-4453 Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are a functional neurological disorder characterized by time-limited disturbances of sensory-motor control accompanied by an alteration in consciousness, resembling epileptic seizures but with no ictal activity on electroencephalogram. Because psychogenic non-epileptic seizures mimic epileptic seizures, children and adolescents suffering from it are usually seen by neurologists. Early diagnosis and intervention with a multidisciplinary approach, including neurology and pedopsychiatry, are critical to limit unnecessary medical investigations, needless antiepileptic drugs, approach psychiatric comorbidities and improve treatment adherence and prognosis. We report the case of a 12-year-old female with several admissions to a neuropediatric inpatient unit with a diagnosis of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, as a platform to discuss neurologic and psychiatric assessments, delivery of diagnoses, and planning of outpatient management of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in children. Cláudia Gomes CanoAna Catarina SerranoSandra PiresAndreia PereiraSociedade Portuguesa de PediatriaarticlePediatricsRJ1-570Medicine (General)R5-920ENPTPortuguese Journal of Pediatrics , Vol 52, Iss 4 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Pediatrics RJ1-570 Medicine (General) R5-920 Cláudia Gomes Cano Ana Catarina Serrano Sandra Pires Andreia Pereira Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report
description	Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are a functional neurological disorder characterized by time-limited disturbances of sensory-motor control accompanied by an alteration in consciousness, resembling epileptic seizures but with no ictal activity on electroencephalogram. Because psychogenic non-epileptic seizures mimic epileptic seizures, children and adolescents suffering from it are usually seen by neurologists. Early diagnosis and intervention with a multidisciplinary approach, including neurology and pedopsychiatry, are critical to limit unnecessary medical investigations, needless antiepileptic drugs, approach psychiatric comorbidities and improve treatment adherence and prognosis. We report the case of a 12-year-old female with several admissions to a neuropediatric inpatient unit with a diagnosis of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, as a platform to discuss neurologic and psychiatric assessments, delivery of diagnoses, and planning of outpatient management of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures in children.
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author	Cláudia Gomes Cano Ana Catarina Serrano Sandra Pires Andreia Pereira
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title	Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report
title_short	Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report
title_full	Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report
title_fullStr	Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report
title_full_unstemmed	Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report
title_sort	psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in adolescence: case report
publisher	Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria
publishDate	2021
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Adolescence: Case Report

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