title: Diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic status epilepticus in the emergency setting.
abstract: Episodes of psychogenic nonepileptic status epilepticus (PNESE) characterized by pronounced generalized motor features were compared with those of refractory generalized convulsive status epilepticus. Patients with PNESE were younger, had port systems implanted more frequently, received higher doses of benzodiazepines until seizure termination or respiratory failure, and had lower serum creatine kinase levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117 Berlin, Germany. martin.holtkamp@charite.de
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holtkamp
authors.forename: Jalal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Othman
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buchheim
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meierkord
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity