Discriminating between epileptic and nonepileptic events: The utility of Hypnotic seizure induction

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-84

  Barry, John J ^a   Atzman, Orit ^b   Morrell, Martha J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dissociation; Epileptic events; Hypnotic induction profile; Induction; Nonepileptic events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0033986645     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb01509.x     Document Type: Article

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