Table 1.
General characteristics of study population and patients with coexisting PNES and epilepsy
| Total number of patients monitored | 262 | |
| Female, n (%) | 162 (61.8) | |
| Age, yr (SD) | 37.58 (12.42) | |
| Total number of patients diagnosed with PNES (%) | 59 (22.5) | |
| Total number of patients with coexisting PNES and epilepsy (%) | 19 (7.3) | |
| Variables | Simultaneous PNES/ES, n = 16 | Sequential ES/PNES, n = 3 |
| Age, yr (SD) | 39.9 (11.3) | 33.7 (6.8) |
| Female, n (%) | 13 (81.25) | 3 (100) |
| Epilepsy type | 14 focal | 3 focal |
| 2 generalized | ||
| Age at 1st ES, yr (SD) | 12 (11.1) | 18.3 (5.9) |
| Family history of epilepsy, n (%) | 8 (50%) | 3 (100%) |
| Epilepsy surgery, n (%) | 2 (12.5%) | 2 (66.7%) |
| Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis, n (%) | 6 (37.5%) | 2 (66.7%) |
| Intellectual disability, n (%) | 4 (25%) | 0 |
| Number of AEDs at time of monitoring (SD) | 2.7 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.2) |
| Number of AEDs trialed (SD) | 7.5 (4) | 7 (3) |
AED, antiepileptic drug; ES, epileptic seizures; PNES, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; SD, standard deviation.