Recognition of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: a curable neurophobia?
Affiliation
Cork University Hospital Neurosciences Department, University College Cork, Ireland. sean.osullivan@hse.ieIssue Date
2013-02MeSH
Clinical CompetenceDiagnosis, Differential
Epilepsy
Humans
Physicians
Seizures
Sensitivity and Specificity
Students, Medical
Teaching
Video Recording
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Recognition of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: a curable neurophobia? 2013, 84 (2):228-31 J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.Journal
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatryDOI
10.1136/jnnp-2012-303062PubMed ID
22842714Abstract
Diagnosing psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) remains challenging. The majority of 'PNES status' cases are likely to be seen in the emergency department or similar non-specialised units, where patients are initially assessed and managed by physicians of varying expertise in neurology.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1468-330Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/jnnp-2012-303062