en بررسی تفاوت کیفیت زندگی در بیماران مبتلا به صرع و تشنج روانزاد ● Psychosocial Health مقاله اصيل پژوهشي Orginal Article <strong>Background:</strong> Epilepsy is a neurological disease that is associated with recurrent seizures that can be caused by abnormal brain activity. Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES)have psychological bases and their clinical behavior is similar to epileptic attacks. Both patients with seizure and PNES often suffer from psychiatric problems. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life among patients with epilepsy and PNES.<br> <strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted on 30 epileptic patients and 30 PNES patients who referred to Namazi and Imam Reza Hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences between 2014 - 2015 and were selected based on convenient sampling method. The quality of life was measured by the demographic questionnaire and Short Form (36) Health Survey. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS &nbsp;Software.<br> <strong>Results: </strong>The mean score of physical functioning, role physical, vitality, the mental component in the epilepsy group was higher. Moreover, the physical pain score was higher in the PNES group.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> This study showed that the quality of life in patients with PNES is lower than that in patients with epilepsy.<br> &nbsp; Life Quality, Epilepsy, Psychogenic, Seizure 575 580 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-292-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ali Sahraian علی صحرائیان sahrain@sums.ac.ir 100319475328460019695 100319475328460019695 No Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز، مرکز تحقیقات روانپزشکی و علوم رفتاری Shirin Moghimi شیرین مقیمی barzin_sahraeian@yahoo.com 100319475328460019696 100319475328460019696 No Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran. شیراز؛ دانشگاه عبوم پرشکی شیراز، Ali Akbar Asadi-Pooya علی اکبر اسدی پویا aliasadipooya@yahoo.com 100319475328460019697 100319475328460019697 No Shiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. دانشگاه علوک پزشکی شیراز، مرکز تحقیقات عبوم اعصاب Nahid Ashjazadeh ناهید اشجع زاده ashjazn@sums.ac.ir 100319475328460019698 100319475328460019698 No Clinical Neurology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز، مرکز تحقیقات علوم اعصاب و مرکز تحقیقات نورولوژِی بالینی Arash Mani آرش مانی mania@sums.ac.ir 100319475328460019699 100319475328460019699 Yes Substance Abuse Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز، مرکز تحقیقات روانپزشکی و علوم رفتاری