Demographic and clinical manifestations of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: The impact of co-existing epilepsy in patients or their family members

The aim of the current study was to clarify the impact of co-existing epileptic seizures (either in patients themselves or in their family members) on the demographic and clinical characteristics and manifestations of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).In this prospective study, all patients with a definite diagnosis of PNES were recruited at the epilepsy center at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from September 2008 through May...