Pseudoseizures in the pediatric emergency department

被引:17
作者
Selbst, SM
Clancy, R
机构
[1] Department of Pediatrics, Univ. of Pennsylvania Sch. of Med., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
[2] Department of Neurology, Univ. of Pennsylvania Sch. of Med., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
[3] Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104
关键词
pseudoseizures; seizures; conversion disorder; epilepsy; psychiatric;
D O I
10.1097/00006565-199606000-00010
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
We report 10 cases of children,vith 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.
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页码:185 / 188
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