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Survey offers first-ever look at treatment practices for nonepileptic seizures
Date:4/21/2008

ion of epileptic and nonepileptic seizures. NES is by far the most frequent nonepileptic condition seen in epilepsy centers.

More than 300 respondents across the United States completed the survey, including epileptologists, neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, and nurses. Approximately 80 percent of respondents said they believe psychotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for NES, followed by education and psychopharmacology. Nearly half prescribed psychotropic medications if patients were diagnosed with additional disorders, such as depression, and three-quarters reported tapering the amount of antiepileptic drugs that they prescribed.

Almost all respondents reported discussing the diagnosis of NES with their patients. Nearly 70 percent of neurologists continued to follow the patient after NES diagnosis. Treatment referrals were most commonly made to psychiatrists and psychologists, with 16 percent recommending psychiatric inpatient admission. The study findings also underscores the importance of neurologists and psychiatrists working together to care for these patients, adds LaFrance.

Barriers to treatment adherence were also identified, including insurance limitations, lack of reimbursement and lack of practitioners experienced with NES treatment.

They survey was administered in response to a recent NES Treatment Workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Mental Health and the American Epilepsy Society.


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