Pseudoseizures in the pediatric emergency department.
We report 10 cases of children with pseudoseizures who presented to a pediatric emergency department. Half of the patients were teenagers and seven were female. None of the patients had incontinence, and none was injured during the "seizure." All but one patient had invasive procedures or laboratory tests performed in the emergency department, and six of 10 patients were given anticonvulsants. Pseudoseizures are often confused with generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Selbst
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis*