Publications by authors named "Kevin Young Xu"
BMJ Neurol Open
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- A study analyzed the prescribing patterns of benzodiazepines (BZDs) for adults diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) using data from a national database between 2016-2022.
- Out of 20,848 adults with new PNES diagnoses, a significant portion had received BZDs in the time leading up to their diagnosis and continued to do so afterward.
- The findings showed that while initiating new BZD prescriptions after a PNES diagnosis was uncommon, many individuals who had been prescribed BZDs prior to the diagnosis continued their medication post-diagnosis, especially if they also had anxiety disorders.
