Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, alone or epilepsy-associated, share a psychological profile distinct from that of epilepsy patients

The aim of this study was twofold: 1 – to identify a psychological profile of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) that is possibly distinct from that of subjects affected by epileptic seizures (ESs) alone; 2 – to detect the possible differences between the clinical features and psychological profile of patients affected by PNESs alone and those of subjects in whom PNESs are associated with epileptic seizures (ES/PNES patients).