Pediatric Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Concise Review

Julia L. Doss; Sigita Plioplys

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2017.08.007

Pediatric Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Concise Review

Julia L. Doss^*, Sigita Plioplys

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures is a complicated biopsychosocial disorder with significant morbidity and high cost in children's social, emotional, family, and academic functioning as well as health care service utilization. Misdiagnosis and diagnostic delay, resulting from both lack of access to approved standards for diagnosing and service providers comfortable with diagnosing and treating this disorder, impact prognosis. Treatment in close proximity to symptom onset is thought to provide the best chance for remission.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-61
Number of pages	9
Journal	Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2017.08.007
State	Published - Jan 2018

Keywords

Conversion
Epilepsy
Functional neurologic disorder
Pediatric
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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