Alterations in the contents of consciousness in partial epileptic seizuresShow others and affiliations
2008 (English)In: Epilepsy & Behavior, ISSN 1525-5050, E-ISSN 1525-5069, Vol. 13, no 2, p. 366-371Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Epilepsy research suffers from a deficiency of systematic studies concerning the phenomenology of the contents of consciousness during seizures, partially because of the lack of suitable research methods. The Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI), a standardized, valid, and reliable questionnaire, was used here to study which dimensions of the contents of consciousness are distorted during partial epileptic seizures compared with baseline. Further, the similarity of the altered pattern of subjective experiences across recurring seizures was also explored. Our results indicate that patients with epilepsy report alterations on most dimensions of the contents of consciousness in conjunction with seizures, but individual seizure experiences remain similar from one seizure to another. The PCI was found suitable for the assessment of subjective experiences during epileptic seizures and could be a valuable tool in providing new information about phenomenal consciousness in epilepsy in both the research and clinical settings.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2008. Vol. 13, no 2, p. 366-371
Keywords [en]
Epilepsy, Simple and complex partial seizures, Content of consciousness, Subjective experience, Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory, Self-control of seizures
National Category
Natural Sciences
Research subject
Natural sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-2646DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.04.014ISI: 000257503300016PubMedID: 18522873Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-45849145747OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-2646DiVA, id: diva2:158081
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