Non-Epileptic Seizures (NES) in Brazil: Results on a national survey

Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-112

  De Paola, Luciano ^a   Palmini, André ^b   Yacubian, Elza Márcia ^c   Castro, Luiz Henrique Martins ^d   Sakamoto, Américo ^e   Guerreiro, Carlos ^f   Marques, Lucia ^g   Arruda, Francisco ^h  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e CIREP   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^g FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^h Cardiologists of Instituto de Neurologia de Goiânia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Non epileptic seizures; Nonepileptic seizures in Brazil; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

EID: 33846807238     PISSN: 16762649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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