We investigated psychiatric and cognitive profiles of patients with epilepsy compared to patients with PNES and patients with epilepsy associated to PNES. We evaluated 37 consecutive inpatients (hospitalized for video- EEG monitoring): 20 epileptic patients (group I), 11 patients with PNES (group II) and 6 patients with epilepsy associated to PNES (group III). All patients were screened for Axis I (psychiatric disorders) and Axis II (personality disorders) with two clinical semi-structured interviews. In group I (n = 20): 10 patients (50%) presented a psychiatric comorbidity (Axis I, Axis II or Axis I + Axis II). All patients with PNES (group II + III) presented a psychiatric diagnosis (100%) compared to 50% of patients with epilepsy. We did not observe any mood disorders in patients with PNES, on the contrary we noted compared to 25% of mood disorders in patients with epilepsy (p < 0.05). From a psychiatric standpoint PNES are heterogeneous disorders. Patients with PNES had a higher incidence of psychiatric disorder compared to patients without PNES.
Disturbi di personalità in pazienti con epilessia vs pazienti con crisi psicogene non epilettiche / K. Turner, A. Piazzini, V. Barbieri, V. Chiesa, A. Vignoli, E. Gardella, G. Tisi, S. Scarone, R. Canger, O. Gambini, M.P. Canevini. - In: BOLLETTINO-LEGA ITALIANA CONTRO L'EPILESSIA. - ISSN 0394-560X. - 2010:140(2010), pp. 40-42. ((Intervento presentato al 32. convegno Congresso Nazionale LICE tenutosi a Sorrento nel 2009.
Titolo: | Disturbi di personalità in pazienti con epilessia vs pazienti con crisi psicogene non epilettiche |
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Parole Chiave: | psychiatric disorders ; personality disorders ; focal epilepsy ; psychogenic non-epileptic seizures |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/26 - Neurologia Settore MED/39 - Neuropsichiatria Infantile |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 |
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URL: | http://www.lice.it/LICE_ita/bollettino/pdf/Bollettino_140_ATTI_Sorrento.pdf |
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