Recognition of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures diminishes acute care utilization

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-307

  Jirsch, J D ^a   Ahmed, S N ^a   Maximova, K ^a   Gross, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Epilepsy; Health care resource utilization; Nonepileptic seizure; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROMONITORING; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053384122     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.06.031     Document Type: Article

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