Clinical Characteristics associated with functional seizures in individuals with psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and hypothesis

Functional seizures (FS) are episodes characterized by seizure-like events that are not caused by hypersynchronous neuronal activity. Prior studies have suggested an increased prevalence of psychotic disorders among patients with FS, but results have been inconsistent. We hypothesize that FS are associated with psychosis and that among patients with psychosis, the presence of FS may influence patient clinical characteristics, mortality, and medical resource utilization.

Study design

The association between FS and psychosis was assessed using electronic health records data from a total of 761,848 individuals receiving care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center between 1989 and 2023. Analyses of the association between FS and psychiatric outcomes, s

SUBMITTER: Lake AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12562101 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature