Failure to recognize psychogenic nonepileptic seizures may cause death

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 834-835

  Reuber, M ^a   Baker, G A ^b   Gill, R ^c   Smith, D F ^b   Chadwick, D W ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEIZURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1542316157     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000113755.11398.90     Document Type: Article

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