Hypnosis-provoked nonepileptic events in children

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 456-459

  Olson, Donald M ^a   Howard, Neva ^a   Shaw, Richard J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Epilepsy diagnosis; Hypnosis; Seizures diagnosis; Video recording

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 40649119210     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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