Despite a proliferation in functional seizure (FS) studies over recent years, there
remains no gold standard of treatment, and this is especially so for children [
[1]
]. The study that follows is important for two main reasons. First, it raises the possibility
of a targeted intervention for FS that addresses specific neurophysiologic onset and
maintenance factors. The second reason is that it suggests a delineation in the treatment
of FS, whereby FS events are targeted independent of common psychiatric comorbidities
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Published online: March 26, 2023
Accepted:
March 14,
2023
Received:
March 13,
2023
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- Sense of control, selective attention, cognitive inhibition, and psychosocial outcomes after Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) in pediatric functional seizuresEpilepsy & BehaviorVol. 142
- PreviewFunctional seizures (FS, also known as psychogenic nonepileptic seizures or PNES) are a type of functional neurological disorder (FND) characterized by seizure-like events without epileptiform changes in the brain. Functional seizures affect approximately 400,000 children in the United States [1]. While abuse and psychiatric illnesses are well-known risk factors for adult FS, research suggests these relationships are not as common in children [2–6]. Further, even in adults, treatment of comorbid psychiatric symptoms alone does not alleviate FS [7,8].
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