• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.251-259
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• 2021

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is a neuropsychiatric condition that causes a transient alteration of consciousness and loss of self-control. PNES, which occur in vulnerable individuals who often have experienced trauma and are precipitated by overwhelming circumstances, are a body's expression of a distressed mind, a cry for help. PNES are misunderstood, mistreated, under-recognized, and underdiagnosed. The mind-body dichotomy, an artificial divide between physical and mental health and brain disorders into neurology and psychiatry, contributes to undue delays in the diagnosis and treatment of PNES. One of the major barriers in the effective diagnosis and treatment of PNES is the dissonance caused by different illness perceptions between patients and providers. While patients are bewildered by their experiences of disabling attacks beyond their control or comprehension, providers consider PNES trivial because they are not epileptic seizures and are caused by psychological stress. The belief that patients with PNES are feigning or controlling their symptoms leads to negative attitudes of healthcare providers, which in turn lead to a failure to provide the support and respect that patients with PNES so desperately need and deserve. A biopsychosocial perspective and better understanding of the neurobiology of PNES may help bridge this great divide between brain and behavior and improve our interaction with patients, thereby improving prognosis. Knowledge of dysregulated stress hormones, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, and altered brain connectivity in PNES will better prepare providers to communicate with patients how intangible emotional stressors could cause tangible involuntary movements and altered awareness.

• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2021

Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizure (PNES) refers to a case in which symptoms are similar to epileptic seizures (ES), but ES do not appear in EEG and temporary abnormalities caused by physical diseases are also excluded. Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are most commonly used, but standard treatment for PNES has not been established and there is no alternative treatment available in the case of patients those treatments are not applied. We herein report a case of 46 year old male diagnosed with PNES who suffered from generalized tonic-clonic seizures. The patient underwent korean medical treatment by acupuncture and herbal medicine. The clinical symptom was evaluated by assessing occurrence frequency, number of seizures per 28 days. Compared to the period without korean medical treatment, the number of seizures decreased during the treatment period. The present case report suggested that korean medical treatment could be an effective option for those PNES patients complaining generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.62-66
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• 2008

목 적 : 다양한 생리적 현상, 기질적 질환, 정신병리 등이 돌발적 행동 이상(paroxysmal behavioral events)으로 나타날 수 있다. 돌발적 비간질 발작(Paroxysmal nonepileptic events, PNEs)은 영아, 소아 및 청소년에서 매우 흔하게 볼 수 있으며 자세한 병력청취와 진찰을 통해 상당 부분 정확히 감별할 수 있다. 그러나 일부 환자에서는 간질성 발작과의 구분을 위해 비디오-뇌파 모니터링이 필요하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 비디오-뇌파 모니터링을 시행하여 PNEs로 진단한 환자의 임상특징과 PNEs를 진단하는데 있어 비디오-뇌파 모니터링의 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2004년 9월부터 2006년 6월까지 고려대학교 구로병원과 안산병원에 내원한 130명의 환자에서 비디오-뇌파 모니터링을 시행하였고, 이들의 모니터링 결과와 진료 기록을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과 : 비디오-뇌파 모니터링을 시행한 130명의 환자 중 이 발작과 동시에 기록된 뇌파에서 간질 패턴을 보이지 않았고, 전형적인 증후(semiology)와 임상 소견을 근거로 전두엽 간질로 정정된 2명을 제외하고 최종적으로 31명(23.8%)이 PNEs로 진단되었다. 이들의 평균연령은 $7.2{\pm}5.8$세였으며, 남녀 비는 15:16(1:0.94)이었다. 31명 중 15명이 동반 이상으로 간질, 발달지체, 뇌성마비, 위궤양, 주의력결핍-과잉행동장애, 우울증 등이 있었다. 신체형장애와 인위성장애는 5세 미만의 연령군에 비해 5세 이상의 연령군에서 많았으며(P<0.05), 여아(n=6)가 남아(n=2)보다 심인성 질환을 갖는 경우가 더 많았다(P>0.05). 결 론 : 비디오-뇌파 모니터링을 통해 대부분의 환자에서 정확한 진단이 가능하였고 일부 환자에서 기존의 진단과 치료 방향이 수정되었다. 따라서 PNEs를 진단하는데 있어 비디오-뇌파 모니터링과 같은 유용한 검사를 적극적으로 시행함으로써 불필요한 항간질약제의 복용을 막고 보다 적절한 치료를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2020

■ Objectives This case report is reported to show the effect of Ukgansan and Hwangnyeonhaedok-tang on a patient who complaining myoclonic seizure due to psychogenic non epileptic seizure, occurred after traumatic stress event. ■ Methods A female patients with myolconic seizure was treated with Ukgansan and Hwangnyeonhaedok-tang during 5 days. Then we assessed dyskinesia severity by AIMS(Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale) every two days til discharge. ■ Results Seizure decreased two days after hospitalization, then disappeared third day. There was no recurrence till discharge. When she revisited outpatients clinic, there was no symptom. ■ Conclusion This case showed the effect of Ukgansan and Hwangnyeonhaedok-tang on psychogenic epileptic seizure.