Journal
EPILEPSIA
Volume 54, Issue -, Pages 53-67Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/epi.12106
Keywords
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Epilepsy; Differential diagnosis; Electroencephalography; Video electroencephalography monitoring; Treatment; Pharmacotherapy; Psychotherapy
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Dementia Biomedical Research Unit at South London
- Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- King's College London
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The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Neuropsychobiology Commission gave the charge to provide practical guidance for health professionals for the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Using a consensus review of the literature, an international group of clinician-researchers in epilepsy, neurology, neuropsychology, and neuropsychiatry evaluated key management approaches for PNES. These included the following: presentation of the diagnosis, early phase treatment, psychological and pharmacologic interventions, and maintenance management. The aim of this report is to provide greater clarity about the range and current evidence base for treatment for patients with PNES, with the intention of improving the care of patients with PNES and patients who develop PNES as a comorbidity of epilepsy.
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