Pseudosleep PNES delay diagnosis or make diagnosis more difficult | Time from onset of PNES to diagnosis | MWU = 1434.5/df = 112 | 0.495 | n/a | n/a |
Number of interictal and sleep EEGs carried out prior to diagnosis | df = 3 | 0.439 | n/a | n/a |
| Number of CT scans carried out prior to diagnosis | df = 2 | 0.266 | n/a | n/a |
| On antiepileptic drugs at time of presentation | df = 1 | 0.093 | 1.8 | 0.9 to 3.58 |
| On multiple antiepileptic drugs at time of presentation | df = 1 | 0.033 | 2.8 | 1.11 to 13.43 |
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Pseudosleep events are associated with severe PNES disorder | Event frequency | df = 6 | 0.362 | n/a | n/a |
Event semiology (convulsive v other) | df = 1 | 0.006 | 2.8 | 1.34 to 5.97 |
Social security benefits | df = 1 | <0.001 | 4.0 | 1.85 to 8.73 |
| Employment | df = 1 | 0.441 | 0.75 | 0.37 to 1.55 |
| Fatigue | df = 1 | 0.032 | 2.1 | 1.06 to 4.21 |
| Parasuicide | df = 1 | 0.030 | 2.6 | 1.07 to 6.27 |
| Medically unexplained symptoms | df = 1 | 0.271 | 1.6 | 0.69 to 3.80 |
| Mood disorder | df = 1 | 0.026 | 2.2 | 1.09 to 2.19 |
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Pseudosleep PNES are associated with sexual or physical abuse, or other traumatic experience | Sexual abuse | | 0.103 | 1.81 | 0.88 to 3.68 |
Physical abuse | df = 1 | 0.052 | 2.14 | 0.99 to 2.14 |
Other traumatic experience | df = 1 | 0.485 | 1.31 | 0.62 to 1.31 |
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Pseudosleep PNES are associated with sleep disturbance | Disturbed sleep pattern | df = 1 | 0.166 | 1.74 | 0.79 to 3.81 |