2021
How to do things with words Two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, …) seizures
Wardrope A, Dworetzky BA, Barkley GL, Baslet G, Buchhalter J, Doss J, Goldstein LH, Hallett M, Kozlowska K, LaFrance WC, McGonigal A, Mildon B, Oto M, Perez DL, Riker E, Roberts NA, Stone J, Tolchin B, Reuber M. How to do things with words Two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, …) seizures. Seizure 2021, 93: 102-110. PMID: 34740139, PMCID: PMC9308960, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConversion DisorderDiagnosis, DifferentialDissociative DisordersElectroencephalographyEpilepsyHumansSeizuresConceptsPsychogenic non-epileptic seizuresNon-epileptic attack disorderFunctional seizuresDissociative seizuresNon-epileptic seizuresAmerican Epilepsy SocietyHealth care systemNew diagnostic labelSynchronous electrical activityPatient responseDifferential diagnosisEpilepsy SocietyAttack disorderConversion disorderEpileptic seizuresSeizuresCare systemElectrical activityDiagnostic labelsDiagnosisDisordersEpilepsyPseudoseizuresBrainParoxysmsFunctional Seizures
Marcolini E, Tolchin B. Functional Seizures. Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2021, 39: 123-132. PMID: 33218653, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional seizuresEpileptic seizuresFunctional neurologic disordersElectroencephalography findingsPsychogenic seizuresTherapeutic challengeClinical historyEpileptic dischargesNeurologic disordersConversion disorderSeizuresMental illnessBiopsychosocial modelDisordersSocial factorsSymptomsIllness
2019
Adherence with psychotherapy and treatment outcomes for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Tolchin B, Dworetzky BA, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Baslet G. Adherence with psychotherapy and treatment outcomes for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Neurology 2019, 92: e675-e679. PMID: 30610097, PMCID: PMC6382361, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdult Survivors of Child AbuseAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesConversion DisorderEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsOdds RatioProspective StudiesPsychotherapyQuality of LifeSeizuresTreatment Adherence and ComplianceTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresQuality of lifePNES frequencyNonepileptic seizuresProspective cohort studyEmergency department utilizationTime of referralBaseline characteristicsCohort studyED visitsSeizure frequencyED utilizationPotential confoundersWomen's HospitalTreatment outcomesMedium effect sizeLocal therapistsMultivariate modelAdherenceChildhood abuseSeizuresHospitalSignificant reductionOutcomesEffect size