title: Similar semiology of epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures recorded during stereo-EEG.
abstract: We report two adolescents with refractory seizure disorders in whom both epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) were recorded with intracerebral EEG. The ictal phenomenology of epileptic seizures (ES) and PNES, consisting of hypermotor attacks in the first patient and left-sided painful episodes in the second patient, proved remarkably similar in both cases, highlighting the difficulties which can arise with the distinction of epileptic seizures and PNES based on ictal phenomenology alone.
authors: Pediatric Epilepsy Department, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, HCL, 59 Boulevard Pinel, 69300 Lyon, France. Electronic address: karine.ostrowsky-coste@chu-lyon.fr.
authors: Karine
authors: K
authors: Ostrowsky-Coste
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Montavont
authors: Pascale
authors: P
authors: Keo-Kosal
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Guenot
authors: Claude-Edouard
authors: CE
authors: Chatillon
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Ryvlin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: Adolescent; Epileptic seizure; Nonepileptic seizures; Stereo-EEG