Gender-Related Differences in Semiology of Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures
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Gender differences in psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
PURPOSE To determine whether male and female populations of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are similar, in terms of demographic and social factors, aetiological factors, the clinical characteristics of events and path to diagnosis. METHODS Prospective study by semi-structured interview of 160 consecutive patients (117 female and 43 male) with video EEG confirmed diagn...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neuropsychiatry
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1309-4866
DOI: 10.29399/npa.23420