Abstract
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in the context of meningoencephalitis can occur with sufficient stressors. Video-EEG is a critical diagnostic tool in such complex cases. Once the diagnosis of PNES is confirmed by video-EEG, psychiatric consultation with psychotherapeutic intervention to address underlying psychopathology and specific stressors that led to these conversion symptoms is required. Clinicians need to understand the importance of cultural themes, including the economics of healthcare, and anticipatory grief as causative stressors in pseudoseizures.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 136-141 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Acta Neurologica Belgica |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jun 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
Keywords
- Anticipatory grief
- Conversion disorders
- Cultural themes
- Enterovirus meningoencephalitis
- Healthcare economics
- PNES
- Pseudoseizure
- Psychiatric consultation
- Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure
- Treatment
- Video-EEG