Sensitivity and specificity of video alone versus electroencephalography alone for the diagnosis of partial seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-118

  Chen, David K ^a,b   Graber, Kevin D ^c   Anderson, Christopher T ^c   Fisher, Robert S ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Nonepileptic; Pseudoseizure; Psychogenic; Seizure; Sensitivity; Specificity; Video

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 46549089987     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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