Non-epileptic seizures: Delayed diagnosis in patients presenting with electroencephalographic (EEG) or clinical signs of epileptic seizures

Seizure

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-197

  De Timary, P ^a   Fouchet, P ^b   Sylin, M ^b   Indriets, J P ^a   De Barsy, T ^a   Lefebvre A ^b   Van Rijckevorsel, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fall; Incontinence; Non epileptic seizures; Tongue biting

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TONGUE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0036297061     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2001.0617     Document Type: Article

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