A Case of Dissociative Seizures Presented like Myoclonic Epilepsy

Shanghai Arch Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 25;30(2):135-138. doi: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.217157.

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.

心因性抽搐发作经常会漏诊,并且癫痫往往会 被过度治疗从而导致多种财力、社会、以及耻辱感相 关的问题。肌阵挛癫痫发作本身是一种罕见的现象, 当功能性运动障碍呈现肌阵挛的时候就极难找到确切 的原因。在这里,我们呈现一个被误诊为肌阵挛癫痫 发作障碍的病例,该患者在多处经过治疗却无好转并 且最终被诊断为患有非常罕见的功能性运动障碍。.

Keywords: dissociative; functional; myoclonus; pseudo-seizures; seizures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports