Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD): A comprehensive review

Seizure

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-61

  Francis, Phillipa ^a   Baker, Gus A ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Diagnosis; NEAD; Pseudo seizures; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0033016543     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.1998.0246     Document Type: Article

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