Safety considerations in the epilepsy monitoring unit for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-180

  Atkinson, Marie ^a,b   Shah, Aashka ^a   Hari, Karthika ^a   Schaefer, Kimberly ^b   Bhattacharya, Pratik ^a,b   Shah, Aashit ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Epilepsy monitoring unit; Falls; Harm; Injury; Pseudoseizures; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Safety; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT; FALLING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; SEIZURE; STAFF;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; CONVERSION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES;

EID: 84867913806     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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