Controversies in the diagnosis and management of psychogenic pseudoseizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 354-359

  Iriarte, Jorge ^a   Parra, Jaime ^b   Urrestarazu, Elena ^a   Kuyk, Jarl ^b  

^a Clinica Universitaria   (Spain)

^b Stitchiting Epilepsie Instelligen ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Controversies; Driving; Induction; Non epileptic seizures; Pseudoseizures; Psychogenic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0141592299     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00113-6     Document Type: Article

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