Neurological presentations of conversion disorders in a group of Singapore children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 533-536

  Teo, Wan Yee ^a   Choong, Chew Thye ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conversion disorders; Movement disorders; Paralysis; Seizures; Underdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL STRESS; SEIZURE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONVERSION DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE;

EID: 50249087477     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02627.x     Document Type: Article

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