Demographic and clinical manifestations of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: The impact of co-existing epilepsy in patients or their family members

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Asadi Pooya, Ali A ^a,b,c   Emami, Mehrdad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical manifestations; Epilepsy; Psychogenic non epileptic seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872855501     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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