Clinical predictors of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A critically appraised topic

Neurologist

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-270

  Hoerth, Matthew T ^a   Wellik, Kay E ^a   Demaerschalk, Bart M ^a   Drazkowski, Joseph F ^a   Noe, Katherine H ^a   Sirven, Joseph I ^a   Wingerchuk, Dean M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Critically appraised topic; Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Evidence based medicine; Nonepileptic seizures; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EYELID CLOSURE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC NON EPILEPTIC SEIZURE; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STUTTERING; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING; CASE REPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 51649104336     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e31817acee4     Document Type: Review

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