Predictors of antecedent factors in psychogenic nonepileptic attacks: Multivariate analysis

Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1000-1005

  Duncan, R ^a   Oto, M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTECEDENT VARIABLE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BEREAVEMENT; BULLYING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC ATTACK; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYMPTOM; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EPILEPSY; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 54049147022     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000326593.50863.21     Document Type: Article

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