Ictal characteristics of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: What we have learned from video/EEG recordings-A literature review

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-153

  Mostacci, Barbara ^a   Bisulli, Francesca ^a   Alvisi, Lara ^a   Licchetta, Laura ^a   Baruzzi, Agostino ^a   Tinuper, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Epilepsy; Ictal features; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Review; Semiology; Video electroencephalography

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; AUTOMUTILATION; BITE; BREATHING; CONFUSION; CRYING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC AURA; EYELID CLOSURE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; RAGE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; STEREOTYPY; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONGUE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VIDEORECORDING; VOCALIZATION;

CONVERSION DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 80053384407     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.07.003     Document Type: Review

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