Gender-Related Differences in Semiology of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures

The aim of the study is to detect possible gender-related differences in the semiology of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). One hundred fifty-five patients (male: female=63:92) aged 13 to 67 years, who were diagnosed with PNES by video-monitoring electroencephalogram (EEG) between 2010 and...

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Published in:Noro-Psikiyatri Arsivi 2019-09, Vol.56 (3), p.178-181
Main Authors: Türe, H Sabiha, Tatlidil, Işıl, Kiliçarslan, Esin, Akhan, Galip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Convulsions & seizures
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy
Gender differences
Health aspects
Hyperventilation
Males
Medical research
Posture
Seizures (Medicine)
Semantics
Semiotics
Studies
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Summary:The aim of the study is to detect possible gender-related differences in the semiology of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). One hundred fifty-five patients (male: female=63:92) aged 13 to 67 years, who were diagnosed with PNES by video-monitoring electroencephalogram (EEG) between 2010 and 2017, were included in this retrospective study. Patients were grouped according to their gender. The primary semiological characteristics of PNES for each case were defined, standardized, and categorized by an epileptologist during video-monitoring EEG. The chi-square test and the Fisher exact test were used statistically. An age histogram showed peaks at ages 20 to 23 and at ages 40 to 43, which were more prominent in the female gender. Whereas major motor activity (p=0.032), lateralizing motor activity (p=0.017), and opisthotonic posture and pelvic thrust motion (p=0.017) were significantly related to the male gender, weeping (p
ISSN:1300-0667
1309-4866
DOI:10.29399/npa.23420