Long term video/EEG prevents unnecessary vagus nerve stimulator implantation in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-366

  Arain, Amir M ^a   Song, Yanna ^a   Bangalore Vittal, Nandakumar ^b   Ali, Shahid ^b   Jabeen, Shagufta ^b   Azar, Nabil J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonepileptic seizures; Pseudo seizures; Psychogenic seizures; Vagus nerve stimulator

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LATENT PERIOD; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONSET AGE; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATOR IMPLANTATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 79961219210     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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