Publications by authors named "Michele E Price"
Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES) who fail performance validity testing (PVT) may appear to produce non-valid cognitive profiles. Consequently, they may not get referred to treatment and events persist, with worsening disability and high resource utilization. As a result, we report pre- and post-treatment neuropsychological evaluation findings in a 59-year-old woman with a confirmed diagnosis of PNES established using video-EEG monitoring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Contrary to patients, the psychological impact of functional seizures to caregivers has not been adequately investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the rates and determinants of depression and anxiety in caregivers of patients with functional seizures.
Methods: Patients with functional seizures and their caregivers completed surveys about demographic, disease-related, and psychosocial characteristics.
Article Synopsis
- Functional neurological disorder (FND) involves a variety of neuropsychiatric conditions that can present a wide range of neurological symptoms and often coexist with other medical and psychiatric disorders.
- Recent research has made significant progress in understanding the causes of FND through a biopsychosocial lens, but challenges such as stigma, diagnostic criteria, and access to treatment remain.
- This paper discusses treatment strategies, focusing on the importance of clear communication with patients and reviewing evidence-based treatments for specific conditions within FND, while suggesting a framework for future treatment research.