Right Temporoparietal Junction Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Case Series

Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES)/dissociative seizures represent a highly prevalent and disabling subtype of Functional Neurological Disorders (FND, a.k.a. conversion disorder).1 Individuals with PNES display paroxysmal alterations in consciousness and motor function that are phenotypically distinct from epileptic seizures and show an absence of epileptiform abnormalities on the EEG.2 PNES are also difficult to treat, costly to health care systems, and associated with markedly impaired health-related quality of life.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research