Medication use profiles in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-335

  Hantke, Nathan C ^a   Doherty, Michael J ^a   Haltiner, Alan M ^a  

^a Epilepsy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Epilepsy; Pseudoseizure

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MONOTHERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOTICS; SEIZURES; TELEMETRY;

EID: 33947226749     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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