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Psychogenic Status Epilepticus in Children: Psychiatric and Other Risk Factors
Neurol 54:969-970, Pakalnis,A.,et al, 2000
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Article Abstract
The authors studied six children with repetitive psychogenic seizures severe enough to mimic status epilepticus. All received IV antiepileptic drugs in an emergency setting. Most had a family history of epilepsy. Affective and anxiety di sorders predominated as comorbid psychiatric diagnoses. Acutely stressful situations precipitated all episodes of nonepileptic status epilepticus. With aggressive psychotherapeutic intervention and pharmacologic treatment of their underlying psychiatric diagnosis, the patients improved.
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