Postictal behaviors associated with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 307-311

  Chabolla, David R ^a   Shih, Jerry J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonepileptic seizures; Postictal behaviors; Pseudoseizures; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Video electroencephalography

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; SPEECH; VIDEO RECORDING; VOICE;

EID: 33747845559     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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