Knowledge and frequency of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures among people with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study from Brazil

[Display omitted] •38% of people with epilepsy have ever heard of the term PNES.•Comorbid PNES in the general epilepsy population is 1%.•Improving the knowledge of PNES among individuals is needed.

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Published inJournal of psychosomatic research Vol. 157; p. 110782
Main Authors Moreira, Adriana Boschi, Froehner, Giullia Victória, Knochenhauer, André Enoch, Schlindwein-Zanini, Rachel, Schwarzbold, Marcelo Liborio, Lin, Katia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 01.06.2022
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Epilepsy
Functional neurological disorders
Health knowledge
Prevalence
Psychosomatic symptoms
Seizures
Survey
Survey
Functional neurological disorders
Prevalence
Health knowledge
Epilepsy
PNES
Seizures
PWE
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Summary:[Display omitted] •38% of people with epilepsy have ever heard of the term PNES.•Comorbid PNES in the general epilepsy population is 1%.•Improving the knowledge of PNES among individuals is needed.
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ISSN:0022-3999
1879-1360
DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110782