Usefulness of a new semiological classification for characterizing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

ABSTRACT Background: Nonepileptic events misdiagnosed as epilepsy lead to a risk of iatrogenic morbidity, which increases health costs. Among the patients affected by nonepileptic events, 11-46% are psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs). Objective: To investigate the usefulness of the semiol...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Ingrid ROSSO, Juan Carlos AVALOS, Ana Gabriela BESOCKE, Maria del Carmen GARCÍA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2021-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000400278&tlng=en