Functional/dissociative seizures in a single women’s rehabilitation center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a single-center case series and thematic analysis of neuropsychiatric presentation, cultural meaning, and structural barriers to care
Yared Alemu, Yoeal Kahsay, Fikirte Weldearegay, Lidya Hailu et autres
Background: Functional/dissociative seizures (FDS; previously termed psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, PNES) are disabling functional neurological events associated with trauma, dissociation, psychiatric comorbidity, impaired functioning, and increased mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa, limited access to video-electroencephalography (video-EEG), limited specialist services, and culturally embedded explanatory models …
Éthiopie (code pays fourni par la source)
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