Pediatric psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A study of assessment tools

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-55

  Salpekar, Jay A ^a   Plioplys, Sigita ^b   Siddarth, Prabha ^c   Bursch, Brenda ^c   Shaw, Richard J ^d   Asato, Miya R ^e   LaFrance Jr , W Curt ^f   Weisbrot, Deborah M ^g   Dunn, David W ^h   Austin, Joan K ^h   Olson, Donald M ^d   Caplan, Rochelle ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Nonepileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILDHOOD ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILDHOOD SOMATIZATION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY INVENTORY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANXIETY SCALE FOR CHILDREN; PEDIATRIC ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SOMATIZATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 72949124630     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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