Author(s):
1. Noreena Kausar:
Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat,Pakistan
2. Hafsa Qurban:
Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat,Pakistan
3. Bushra Bibi:
Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat,Pakistan
Abstract:
To compare cognitive impairment between patients having epileptic seizures and those having psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from May to November 2016 in Jhelum, Pakistan, and comprised epileptic and psychogenic non-epileptic patients who were selected from different psychiatric units of the city. Bender Gestalt Test-II was administered to check the cognitive impairment of participants. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: Of the 125 subjects, 62(49.6%) were epileptic and 63(50.4%) were psychogenic non-epileptic patients. Psychogenic non-epileptic patients performed better compared to epileptic patients (p=.001). The effect size of the fi nding was 0.42, indicating medium size effect. Conclusion: Epileptic patients were found to have more cognitive impairment than psychogenic non-epileptic patients.
Page(s):
420-423
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Year: 2021
Keywords:
Seizures
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Bender Gestalt Test
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Psychogenic nonepileptic
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Epileptic
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Cognitive impairment
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