| Factors that should arouse suspicion of a diagnosis of PNES: |
| All patients: |
- Events frequent from onset
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- Multiple events per day, especially if patient appears well
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- Swoon type event lasting >2 minutes
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- Situational triggering of events
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- Multiple events in medical situations
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- Events on emerging from anaesthetic
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- Events with onset in pregnancy
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- Symptoms suggesting hyperventilation
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| In patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy: |
- No response to multiple ASMs
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- Unexplained exacerbation of seizures
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- Exacerbation of seizures when a new ASM is introduced
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