EPILEPSY!! MALINGERING! DISSOCIATIVE CONVULSIONS? A CASE STUDY
Abstract
Dissociative convulsions, a prominent form of dissociative (conversion) disorder, formerly known as hysteria, are a common and elusive differential diagnosis of epilepsy. The aim of the present case report is to present the difficulties of differential diagnosis between epilepsy, malingering and pseudoseizures. This case study was explored from the psychosocial stressors and based upon patients’ disposition, characteristic expressions,calcareasulphuricum was given. Patient was followed nearly for 2 years, the given homoeopathic remedy brought improvement at the disorder level, andpatient was able to lead a normal life and delivered a healthy baby. This case report emphasizes the role of homoeopathy in treating psychiatric illnesses, especially dissociative convulsions. It also demonstrates the importance of characteristic mental state and expressions when selecting a similimum using Kent’s approach.
Keywords: Dissociative convulsions, epilepsy, malingering, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, pseudoseizures, homoeopathy.
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