Clinical characteristics and outcome of patients diagnosed with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A 5-year review

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-84

  O'Sullivan, Sean S ^a   Spillane, Jennifer E ^a   McMahon, Elaine M ^b   Sweeney, Brian J ^a   Galvin, Roderick J ^a   McNamara, Brian ^a   Cassidy, Eugene M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine National University of Ireland Cork   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Nonepileptic attack disorder; Pseudoseizures; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CONVERSION DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447641076     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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