More controversies on the treatment of psychogenic pseudoseizures: An addendum

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 360-364

  Kanner, Andres M ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Dissociative disorders; Intractable epilepsy; Somatoform disorders; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PSEUDOEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHIATRIST; REMISSION; SEIZURE;

EID: 0141615081     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00114-8     Document Type: Article

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