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Comparison of psychogenic movement disorders and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: is phenotype clinically important?
Psychosomatics - 1 Jan 2000
Driver-Dunckley Erika, Stonnington Cynthia M, Locke Dona E C, Noe Katherine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) are common in neurology practice, yet it is not established whether clinically relevant differences between these two groups exist. METHODS: In this retrospective chart review 172 patients were identified (PNES n = 116, PMD n = 56). RESULTS: The whole group was characterized by female gender (82%), abuse history (45%),...
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