Long-term video EEG monitoring for diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 1979-1986

  Gedzelman, Evan R ^a   Laroche, Suzette M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Conversion disorder; Electroencephalogram; Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures; Video EEG monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRIVING ABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROVOCATION TEST; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; REVIEW; SEIZURE INDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84908178848     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S49531     Document Type: Review

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