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Psychogenic pain, disturbances of gait and stance, sensory symptoms, dizziness, and psychogenic seizures have been found to be the most common conversion symptoms in neurology clinics. A retrospective analysis of 18 patients suffering from pseudoseizure "status" is presented in this study. All of the patients fulfilled the DSM-III-R criteria of conversion disorder. However, 5 of them had concomitant major depression, 6 suffered from bulimia nervosa, and 7 met the criteria for substance abuse. On Axis II, 10 cases of borderline personality disorder, 2 cases of antisocial personality disorder, and 3 cases of histrionic personality disorder were diagnosed. The majority of the patients had attempted suicide and other forms of self-destructive behavior. The findings suggest that patients with pseudoseizure "status" suffer from severe affective imbalances and disturbed impulse control.
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PMID:Pseudoseizure "status". 919 24

A 16-year-old female presented with weakness that began about 2 weeks earlier and has become progressively worse. It was accompanied by occasional dizziness and two brief episodes of syncope. Her history was remarkable for self-induced vomiting in order to lose weight. Her obvious diagnosis was bulimia nervosa, but it was further complicated by abnormal unexplained weakness. Upon careful questioning, she admitted using ipecac to induce vomiting for the past several weeks. She was placed on a strict eating disorder protocol combined with careful cardiac monitoring and her weakness eventually resolved.
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PMID:Generalized Weakness. 1035 83