Dissociative experiences in epilepsy - A neuropathological and sociodemographic study in a Chinese population

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 287-290

  Wang, Yan Gang ^a   Li, Zhiling ^b   Zhang, Wei ^c   Prakash, Ravi ^d  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WEIFANG PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Guangdong 999 Brain Hospital   (China)

^d M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Dissociative experiences; Epilepsy; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCES SCALE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; POPULATION RESEARCH; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEIZURES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHINA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEIZURES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907050816     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.05.028     Document Type: Article

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