J Neurol Res

Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 8, Number 1-2, April 2018, pages 1-3

The Rate of Obesity in Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Retrospective Study

Tables

**Table 1.** Patient’s Characteristics
Gender
Female	69
Male	20
Ethnicity
African American	47
White	41
Hispanic	1
BMI
Normal	27
Overweight	22
Obese	32
Very obese	8

**Table 2.** Body Weight Analysis Between Caucasian and African American
	African American	White
Female
Normal weight (n = 20)	6	14
Overweight (n = 19)	12	6
Obese (n = 24)	16	8
Very obese (n = 6)	5	1
Male
Normal weight (n = 7)	2	5
Overweight (n = 3)	3	0
Obese (n = 8)	2	6
Very obese (n = 2)	1	1

**Table 3.** Average Values for BMI, Age, Seizure Duration and Seizure Frequency as a Function of AED Characteristics (Negative or Positive Link With Weight Gain)
	Positive AED (n = 24)	Negative AED (n = 65)
BMI	28.15	30.389
Age	39.833	31.185
Seizure duration (months)	49.83	74.29
Seizure frequency per month	20.25	36.26