Psychogenic seizures and psychogenic movement disorders: Are they the same patients?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 666-669

  Hopp, J L ^a   Anderson, K E ^a   Krumholz, A ^a   Gruber Baldini, A L ^a   Shulman, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion; Epilepsy; Movement disorders; Neuropsychological assessment; Nonepileptic seizures; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUMMARY SCORE; PSYCHOGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SHORT FORM 12; SOMATIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEIZURES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84871716876     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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