Intact vs. impaired ictal sensorium: Does it affect outcome of psychogenic nonepileptic events following disclosure of diagnosis?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-35

  Chen, David K ^a,b   Izadyar, Shahram ^a   Wisdom, Nick M ^a   Collins, Robert L ^a,b   Franks, Romay ^b   Hrachovy, Richard A ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Insight; Outcome; Prognosis; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Semiology; Sensorium; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ICTAL SENSORIUM; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSORY SYSTEM; VETERAN; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; SENSATION DISORDERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84860666286     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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