Characteristics of psychogenic nonepileptic events among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: An association of semiology with the nature of trauma

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-192

  Chen, David K ^a,b   Izadyar, Shahram ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; Pseudoseizure; Psychogenic nonepileptic event; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure; Semiology; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC EVENT; SEIZURE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SYMPTOM; VETERAN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 75749136831     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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