Neuropsychological characteristics of nonepileptic seizure semiological subgroups

• Published in: Epilepsy & behavior Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 255 - 260
• Main Authors: Hill, Stacy W, Gale, Shawn D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Chi-Square Distribution; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - etiology; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - complications; Female; Humans; Intelligence Tests; Male; Middle Aged; Neurology; Neuropsychological; Neuropsychological Tests; Nonepileptic seizures; Seizures - classification; Seizures - complications; Semiology; Subgroups; Neuropsychological; Nonepileptic seizures; Epilepsy; Subgroups; Semiology

Abstract The present study sought to identify neuropsychological characteristics of patients with nonepileptic seizures (NESs) based on seizure semiological subgroups and to make comparisons among NES subgroups and with patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). A total of 173 patients with NESs an...