Mortality in a cohort of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

Some evidence suggests that psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are associated with increased mortality. The authors obtained death certificate information in a cohort of 260 patients who presented with PNES between 1999 and 2004. The follow-up period averaged 7.92 years, during which 17 patie...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2012-07, Vol.83 (7), p.761-762
Hauptverfasser:	Duncan, Roderick, Oto, Meritxell, Wainman-Lefley, Jessica
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Anxiety Biological and medical sciences Cerebral palsy Chi-Square Distribution Cohort Studies death Epilepsy Female head injury Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Mortality Mortality, Premature Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Population Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures Scotland - epidemiology Seizures - etiology Seizures - mortality Self destructive behavior somatisation disorder Statistical analysis Statistics, Nonparametric Suicides & suicide attempts surgery Variables Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Some evidence suggests that psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are associated with increased mortality. The authors obtained death certificate information in a cohort of 260 patients who presented with PNES between 1999 and 2004. The follow-up period averaged 7.92 years, during which 17 patients died, 12/17 were under the age of 75 years, giving a premature (
ISSN:	0022-3050 1468-330X
DOI:	10.1136/jnnp-2012-302900