Orienting reaction may help recognition of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Yalcin, Murat; Tellioglu, Evrim; Gunduz, AYŞEGÜL; Ozmen, Mine; Yeni, SEHER; Ozkara, ÇİĞDEM; Kiziltan, Meral

doi:10.1016/j.neucli.2017.02.005

Orienting reaction may help recognition of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Yalcin M., Tellioglu E., Gunduz A., Ozmen M., Yeni N., Ozkara C., ...Daha Fazla

NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE CLINIQUE-CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, cilt.47, sa.3, ss.231-237, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.neucli.2017.02.005
Dergi Adı: NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE CLINIQUE-CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.231-237
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are abrupt, paroxysmal changes in behavior or consciousness that may phenomenologically resemble epileptic seizures. Given the known association between anxiety and PNES, we hypothesized that in these subjects there may be evidence that the nervous system is hypersensitive to external stimuli. We aimed to test our hypothesis by means of the auditory startle reaction (ASR). By investigating ASR, we also had the opportunity to test presence of orienting reaction, which is generally defined as the second phase of response after the auditory stimulus, with longer latency.