Basal hypercortisolism and trauma in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 752-759

  Bakvis, Patricia ^a,b   Spinhoven, Philip ^b,c   Giltay, Erik J ^c   Kuyk, Jarl ^a   Edelbroek, Peter M ^a   Zitman, Frans G ^c   Roelofs, Karin ^b  

^a STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; HPA axis; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Salivary cortisol; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; SEIZURES; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77951606428     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02394.x     Document Type: Article

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