Prevalence and distribution of MRI abnormalities in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic events

• Published in: Epilepsy & behavior Vol. 59; pp. 73 - 76
• Main Authors: Bolen, Robert D, Koontz, Elizabeth H, Pritchard, Paul B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - physiopathology; Comorbidity; Electroencephalography - methods; Epilepsy - diagnostic imaging; Epilepsy - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Mental Disorders - diagnostic imaging; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - physiopathology; Middle Aged; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Pathophysiology; Patient Discharge; Prevalence; Psychogenic nonepileptic events; Retrospective Studies; Seizures - diagnostic imaging; Seizures - epidemiology; Seizures - physiopathology; Video-EEG; Neuroimaging; Pathophysiology; Video-EEG; Psychogenic nonepileptic events

Abstract Introduction Both structural and functional abnormalities have been reported in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic events (PNEEs), although no truly consistent abnormalities have been found. Methods We retrospectively identified patients discharged from our EMU with video-EEG diagnoses...