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Article Dans Une Revue Epilepsy & Behavior Année : 2011

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: characterization of two distinct patient profiles on the basis of trauma history

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This prospective study investigated and compared psychiatric features of 25 consecutive patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) on the basis of presence of reported trauma. The "trauma" group comprised 19 patients (76%) and the "no-trauma" group comprised 6 patients (34%). We compared history of PNES, psychiatric comorbidity, alexithymia, and symptoms of dissociation. The study clearly characterized two distinct profiles of patients with PNES on the basis of trauma history. Patients with trauma had at least one psychiatric comorbidity or antecedent (vs 0% in the no-trauma group NT, P < 0.001) and a higher median score of dissociation (P < 0.001). Patients without trauma had more frequent "frustration situations" as a factor triggering PNES and subsequent sick leaves as perpetuating factors (P = 0.001). Trauma antecedents correlated with a high rate of psychiatric comorbidity and a strong dissociative mechanism. Patients without trauma had no psychiatric comorbidity and a weaker dissociative mechanism.

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hal-00655110 , version 1 (26-12-2011)

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Coraline Hingray, Louis Maillard, Cécile Hubsch, Jean-Pierre Vignal, François Bourgognon, et al.. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: characterization of two distinct patient profiles on the basis of trauma history. Epilepsy & Behavior, 2011, 22 (3), pp.532-536. ⟨10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.08.015⟩. ⟨hal-00655110⟩
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