Non-Epileptic Seizures (NES) are predicted by depressive and dissociative symptoms

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 91-96

  Mazza, Marianna ^a   Marca, Giacomo Della ^a   Martini, Annalisa ^a   Scoppetta, Marta ^a   Vollono, Catello ^a,b   Valenti, Maria Azzurra ^a   Vaccario, Maria Luigia ^a   Bria, Pietro ^a   Mazza, Salvatore ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Pro Juventute Don Carlo Gnocchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Dissociation; Epilepsy; MMPI 2; Non Epileptic seizures; Pseudo seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NON EPILEPTIC SEIZURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEIZURE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEIZURES; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149087705     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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