Factors involved in the long-term prognosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 545-551

  Bodde, Nynke M G ^a   Janssen, August M A J ^a   Theuns, Cees ^a   Vanhoutvin, Joseph F G ^a   Boon, Paul A J M ^a,b   Aldenkamp, Albert P ^a,c  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Long term outcome; Pseudoepileptic seizures; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Psychological etiology

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; SEIZURE; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 34247394948     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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