title: [A case of Psychogenous Crisis, a Linking Psychiatric Pathology].
abstract: Psychogenous seizures described by Charcot, are an entity that can be difficult to distinguish from epileptic seizures. 70% of these patients have an underlying psychiatric diagnosis. We describe the case of a female patient who was diagnosed with seizures for several years, poly-medicated, and included in the epilepsy surgery protocol for refractory patients. During the evaluation, a psychogenous origin was discovered for such crises. We analyzed the clinical criteria and laboratory tests that allow us to approach the differential diagnosis between both entities.
authors.affiliation: Médica residente de Psiquiatría, de tercer año, de la Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia. Electronic address: draesthervpereac@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Perea C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Esther
authors.affiliation: Médico neurólogo, epileptólogo, jefe de Neurología de la Fundación Centro Colombiano de Epilepsia y Enfermedades Neurológicas (FIRE), Cartagena. Docente del programa de Medicina, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Torres Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.affiliation: Médico psiquiatra de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Jefe del programa de Psiquiatría de la Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Suárez J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Martín
keywords: Crisis psicógena; Psychogenic crisis; crisis epilépticas; epileptic crisis; eventos paroxísticos no epilépticos; histeria; hysteria; mal events; paroxystic non-epyleptic events; somatomorphous disorder; trastorno somatomorfo; videoltelemetry; videotelemetría