De novo psychogenic seizures after epilepsy surgery: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 2 B, 2000, Pages 535-537

  Montenegro, Maria Augusta ^b   Guerreiro, Marilisa M ^a   Scotoni, Anna Elisa ^b   Stella, Florindo ^b   Leone, Andréa A A ^b   Honorato, Donizete C ^b   Damasceno, Benito P ^b   Guerreiro, Carlos A M ^b   Cendes, Fernando ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Psychogenic seizure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0034203153     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2000000300022     Document Type: Article

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