Clinical differences between patients with nonepileptic seizures who report antecedent sexual abuse and those who do not

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1446-1450

  Selkirk, Mhairi ^a   Duncan, Roderick ^a   Oto, Meritxell ^a   Pelosi, Anthony ^b  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nonepileptic event disorder; Nonepileptic spells; Pseudoseizures; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOCTURNAL SEIZURE; ONSET AGE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; SEIZURE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SECURITY; VIDEOELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SEIZURES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX OFFENSES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 48149103230     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01611.x     Document Type: Article

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