A Case of Dissociative Seizures Presented like Myoclonic Epilepsy. Issue 2 (25th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Reddy, Balaswamy; Das, Soumitra; Ali, Mustafa; Guruprasad, Srinivas
• Is Part Of: General psychiatry. Volume 30:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 135
• Page End: 138
• Publication Date: 2018-07-25
• Subjects: seizures -- myoclonus -- functional -- pseudo-seizures -- dissociative; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.217157
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2096-5923

Abstract

Abstract : Psychogenic seizures are often underdiagnosed and epilepsy is very often over-treated which leads to multiple financial, social and stigma related difficulties. The myoclonic seizure itself is a rare phenomenon and when functional movement disorder presents like myoclonus then it's extremely difficult to pinpoint the exact cause. Here, we are presenting a case who was misdiagnosed as having a myoclonic seizure disorder and treated in multiple places without any improvement which ultimately turned out to be functional movement disorder of a rare variety.