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Chapter 21 - Classification of Nonepileptic Seizures

from Section 4 - Psychiatric and Neuropsychological Considerations in Adults with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2018

By
W. Curt LaFrance  and
Mark Zimmerman
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W. Curt LaFrance, Jr  and
Steven C. Schachter
W. Curt LaFrance, Jr
Affiliation:
Brown Medical School, Providence
Steven C. Schachter
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
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Gates and Rowan's Nonepileptic Seizures , pp. 217 - 230
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Print publication year: 2018

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