Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5628346 | Epilepsy & Behavior | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Both VEEG and SSI were effective at supporting high level diagnostic certainty. Interestingly, about one in four patients (26.2%) had a non-diagnostic (“negative”) VEEG but a positive SSI. On average, this subgroup did not have significantly shorter mean VEEG recording times than VEEG-positive patients. However, VEEG-negative/SSI-positive patients had a significantly lower habitual seizure frequency than their counterparts. This finding emphasizes the utility of SSI in ascertaining the diagnosis of PNES in patients who do not have a spontaneous habitual event during VEEG due to, for example, low seizure frequency.
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Authors
Stoyan Popkirov, Johannes Jungilligens, Wenke Grönheit, Jörg Wellmer,