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. 2002 Feb 12;58(3):493-5.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.3.493.

Diagnostic delay in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

M Reuber  1 , G Fernández, J Bauer, C Helmstaedter, C E Elger
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Diagnostic delay in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

M Reuber et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

Delay to diagnosis was studied in 313 consecutive patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). On average, patients with PNES were diagnosed 7.2 years after manifestation (SD 9.3 years). Younger age, interictal epileptiform potentials in the EEG, and anticonvulsant treatment were associated with longer delays. Other patient factors did not explain the great variability of the time to diagnosis, suggesting that physician factors contributed to delays.

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