Ali Shahid, Jabeen Shagufta, Arain Amir, Wassef Tamer, Ibrahim Ahmed
Dr. Ali is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee.
Innov Clin Neurosci. 2011 Jan;8(1):36-42.
In this article, the authors emphasize the value of proper understanding of the nature of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in order to reach the right diagnosis based on clinical symptoms and signs. The authors review the literature and provide information regarding epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, diagnosis, and features of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures as they compare to epileptic seizures. The authors make suggestions for treatment and provide a clinical diagnostic tool that can aid clinicians in identifying a psychogenic nonepileptic seizure episode.
在本文中,作者强调了正确理解心因性非癫痫性发作本质的重要性,以便基于临床症状和体征做出正确诊断。作者回顾了文献,并提供了有关心因性非癫痫性发作的流行病学、病因和发病机制、诊断以及与癫痫性发作相比的特征等信息。作者提出了治疗建议,并提供了一种临床诊断工具,可帮助临床医生识别心因性非癫痫性发作事件。