Conversion disorder and coexisting nonepileptic seizures in patients with refractory seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 350-352

  Rotge, Jean Yves ^a,b   Lambrecq, Virginie ^a,c   Marchal, Cécile ^c   Pedespan, Jean Michel ^c   Burbaud, Pierre ^a,c   Rougier, Alain ^a,c   Michel, Véronique ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER CHARLES PERRENS   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Epilepsy; Nonepileptic seizure; Treatment resistance; Video EEG

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PREVALENCE; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONVERSION DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 70349832548     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.032     Document Type: Article

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