Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: A challenging entity

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1602-1607

  Sahaya, Kinshuk ^a   Dholakia, Swapan A ^a   Sahota, Pradeep K ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Epilepsy; Pseudoseizure; Psychogenic non epileptic seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PROLACTIN;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYMPTOM;

CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES;

EID: 82155166296     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.05.016     Document Type: Review

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