Functional neurological symptoms (FNS) are commonly encountered but have engendered
remarkably little academic interest.'UK-Functional Neurological Symptoms (UK-FNS)'was an …

" The third edition of the now-classic text Organic Psychiatry by William Alwyn Lishman
should be a part of every neuropsychiatrist's library. It should also serve as a reminder that …

Up to one fifth of patients who present to specialist clinics with seizures do not have
epilepsy. The majority of such patients suffer from psychologically mediated episodes; …

Two questions arising In the analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data
acquired during periodic sensory stimulation are: i) how to measure the experimentally …

Objective: To compare cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and standard medical care
(SMC) as treatments for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Methods: Our …

Background Dissociative seizures are paroxysmal events resembling epilepsy or syncope
with characteristic features that allow them to be distinguished from other medical …

BackgroundThe results of one randomised control trial testing a psychological rehabilitation
programme aimed at information processing strategies showed improvements in cognition …

Objective: To examine anxiety related seizure symptoms and avoidance behaviour in adults
with dissociative (psychogenic non-epileptic) seizures (DS) in comparison with a group …

Objective: To evaluate in an open trial the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy as a
treatment of adults with dissociative seizures (ie,“pseudoseizures”). Background: Although …

Although literature in this area is relatively sparse, the occurrence of psychogenic non-
epileptic seizures (pseudoseizures) has been linked to stress, anxiety and possible …