The perceived health status of people with psychologically derived non-epileptic attact disorder and epilepsy: A comparative study

Seizure

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Al Marzooqi, Suad M ^a   Baker, Gus A ^a   Reilly, James ^b   Salmon, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Health status; Non epileptic attact disorder; Non epileptic seizures; Pseudoseizures; Psychologically derived non epileptic attact disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1242342046     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00158-4     Document Type: Article

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