Newly diagnosed psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Health care demand prior to and following diagnosis at a first seizure clinic

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-9

  Razvi, Saif ^a   Mulhern, Sharon ^b   Duncan, Roderick ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ayrshire Central Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care demand; Pseudo seizures; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONVERSION DISORDER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855901894     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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