Dissociative and Epileptic seizures: how to distinguish them?

Introduction Dissociative seizures (DS) are classified as dissociative convulsions within the group of dissociative disorders. Although they share many features with epileptic seizures (ES), they are not a consequence of abnormal brain discharges and may be related to psychogenic causes. DS represe...

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Main Authors: A. Certo, J. Rodrigues, O. Nombora, M. Basto, E. Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-06-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822012226/type/journal_article