Psykogena icke-epileptiska anfall – Inte att förväxla med epilepsi: Patientinformation och psykoterapi är grunden i behandlingen

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are commonly encountered in neurological practice and emergency medicine services. Patients with PNES are often erroneously diagnosed with having epilepsy, receiving anti-epileptic drugs and admitted to intensive care units for treatment of seizures mistaken for status epilepticus. In light of recently published treatment recommendations from the International League Against Epilepsy, we present a review of the condition, focusing on diagnosis and early treatment, tailored for the Swedish health care environment.