Factitious psychogenic nonepileptic paroxysmal episodes

Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 184-185

  Romano, Alissa ^a   Alqahtani, Saeed ^a   Griffith, James ^a   Koubeissi, Mohamad Z ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Factitious disorder; Pseudoseizures; Psychogenic nonepileptic paroxysmal episodes; Video EEG

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE;

EID: 84908350157     PISSN: 22133232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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